Dong-A University Seokdang Museum Wins 'Museum and Art Gallery of the Year' Award

Dong-A University Seokdang Museum received the ‘Museum and Art Museum of the Year Award’ in the education category at the 26th National Museum Professionals Conference hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and organized by the Korean Museum Association.

The ‘Museum and Art Museum of the Year Award’ is presented by the Korean Museum Association, which consists of over 800 member museums and art museums nationwide, to institutions that have contributed to the revitalization and development of museums and art museums. The awards are given in the categories of exhibition, education, and publications.

Dong-A University Seokdang Museum won the education category award at this conference for its tailored educational program by target group, ‘Vivid (生生) Temporary Capital Government Building School,’ which utilized the cultural heritage of the Busan Temporary Capital Government Building (the Seokdang Museum building) last year.

Seokdang Museum’s visit-type experiential program for people with developmental disabilities, ‘Sharing Museum School,’ was conducted based on a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed with Busan Seo-gu Office for the ‘Lifelong Learning City Operation Project for Persons with Disabilities.’ This program was recognized as a collaborative case with social welfare institutions such as Busan Seo-gu Disabled Welfare Center and Busan Seo-gu Mental Health Center.

Kim Ki-su, Director of Seokdang Museum at Dong-A University (left), is receiving the 'Museum and Art Gallery of the Year' award in the education category.

The ‘Youth Museum School’ is a career experience program for local middle school students under the free semester system, providing middle school students with the opportunity to directly curate exhibitions of Seokdang Museum artifacts.

Seokdang Museum, certified as an educational donation career experience institution by the Ministry of Education, expanded its expertise by increasing the number of scheduled programs from 26 to 41 sessions, with a total participation of 788 people.

Director Kim Ki-su said, “We were selected as an excellent museum this time in recognition of local residents’ satisfaction, contribution to regional cultural revitalization, and program originality,” adding, “It is the fruit of communication between Seokdang Museum and the local community.”

He continued, “Based on the Vivid (生生) Temporary Capital Government Building School, we will operate tailored educational programs by target group again this year to further enhance the social value of Seokdang Museum and take the lead in establishing it as a cultural healing space representing schools.”

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