Busan Modern History Museum Operates 'Busan and Records' Program... The First Step in Citizen Records of Modern History

July 21?August 25, Every Friday, Annex Program 'Busan and Records'

Providing Record Experiences... Lectures by Recorders, Architects, Photographers, and On-site Visits Included

The Busan Modern History Museum will hold an educational program titled "Busan and Records" every Friday from July 21 to August 25 on the first floor of the annex.

Annex Program 'Busan and Records'.

This program aims to raise public interest in important private records in the excavation and accumulation of modern history and to provide various examples and methods of record-keeping activities to promote their activation.

The subtitle is "How to Record a City," and it will be conducted through lectures and field trips by record keepers, architects, and photographers.

▲The first application period has been open from July 3 to July 16 through the Busan Modern History Museum website.

After the deadline, individual applicants' motivations and activity histories will be collected and reviewed to select 20 final participants.

The lectures will be led by Bae Eun-hee, a record expert and CEO of the record-specialized company "Ppalganjip," who has experience in various record projects and private record keeper education programs. In the first lecture on July 21, CEO Bae will discuss the importance of privately led records and share various cases.

Lectures for sessions 1 to 3 and session 5 can be attended on-site on the day of the event (first-come, first-served for 20 people) even if not officially enrolled. For inquiries about on-site registration, please contact Ppalganjip by phone.

▲The second session features a lecture by architect Hong Sun-yeon, co-author of the book "Walking and Thinking about Modernity" (2020, co-authored by Kim Dong-gyu), which reveals the regional characteristics of Busan through an urban field trip, exploring the history of Busan’s original downtown area.

▲Sessions 3 and 4 will focus on lectures about the record achievements of Busan’s modern architecture and actual architectural field trips in the original downtown area. Under the guidance of architect Hwang Su-hwan, participants will measure and sketch the size of bricks and the height of retaining walls on-site, allowing them to infer the old scenery of modern Busan and the lives of common people.

▲Sessions 5 and 6 will be conducted through lectures and field trips by photographer Moon Jin-woo, who documented Busan’s modern history during the turbulent 1980s and 1990s with on-site photographs.

Photographer Moon Jin-woo previously highlighted the culture and era of Busan’s original downtown areas such as Nampo-dong and Gwangbok-dong, which were spaces of modern historical upheaval, through the exhibition "Nampo-dong Blues" (2019), featuring over 40 photographs of the Nampo-dong area in the 1980s. This will be an opportunity to experience the artist’s perspective on observing the city through photography and to learn about his philosophy and sense of mission in his photographic work.

This program serves as the first step in nurturing urban record keepers in Busan. After the initial registration, additional selection processes will be conducted to recruit local youth and prospective record keepers who will continuously engage in urban record activities.

A representative of the Busan Modern History Museum stated, "Starting with this program, we will continue to plan and operate programs to activate private record-keeping," and added, "We ask for the active participation of citizens who are interested in recording the city, history, the vivid lives of citizens, and everyday memories."

The program consists of six sessions in total, mainly composed of lectures on the importance of record-keeping and the history of the original downtown area, as well as lectures and field trips featuring record-keeping cases through architectural drawings and urban photography.

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