Hansung Baekje Museum - Seoul National University Museum, Business Agreement for Joint Special Exhibition

10th Anniversary of Hansung Baekje Museum Opening and 40th Anniversary of Seoul National University Museum Mongchontoseong Excavation Celebration

Director Kwon Oh-young of Seoul National University Museum (left) and Director Yoo Byung-ha of Hansung Baekje Museum are signing a business agreement and taking a commemorative photo.

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] On the 20th, the Seoul Metropolitan Hanseong Baekje Museum announced on the 8th that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to jointly hold a special exhibition with the Seoul National University Museum to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the opening of the Hanseong Baekje Museum and the 40th anniversary of the excavation of Mongchontoseong by the Seoul National University Museum.

At the signing ceremony held on the 20th in the conference room of the Seoul National University Museum, Yoo Byung-ha, director of the Hanseong Baekje Museum, Kwon Oh-young, director of the Seoul National University Museum, and other officials from both institutions attended and pledged to strive for a successful exhibition through continuous cooperation.

The Hanseong Baekje Museum and the Seoul National University Museum will start with an exhibition titled "Baekje Royal Capital Hanseong, Pungnaptoseong and Mongchontoseong," which will be held at the Hanseong Baekje Museum on October 27, and will also hold an exhibition at the Seoul National University Museum in March 2023.

This jointly hosted exhibition by the two institutions will showcase the latest research results and excavated relics of Baekje royal capital sites, including Mongchontoseong, the Baekje royal fortress excavated by the Seoul National University Museum since the 1980s and continued by the Hanseong Baekje Museum since 2013, as well as Pungnaptoseong and the Seokchon-dong tumulus cluster, all gathered in one place.

The agreement between the two institutions includes ▲active cooperation for the successful hosting of the special exhibition ▲provision of necessary artifacts and materials for the exhibition ▲exchange and consultation of academic materials. Through this MOU, the two institutions will share accumulated academic information and artifact data, conduct joint investigations and research, and actively disclose the results to citizens through the exhibition.

Yoo Byung-ha, director of the Hanseong Baekje Museum, said, “This MOU was promoted with the shared intention of both institutions, dedicated to the excavation and research of Baekje royal capital sites, to actively inform citizens of the historical significance and value of Hanseong through the exhibition.” He added, “We will strive to showcase the true essence of Baekje’s royal capital Hanseong to many citizens and domestic and international visitors.”

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