Busan Gijang-gun, 'Hanguk Baseball Museum' Construction... Collaboration Among Related Agencies and Experts

On the 2nd, the 1st Advisory Committee Meeting for the Establishment of the Korea Baseball Museum Held

Gathering Expert Opinions to Strengthen the Museum's Unique Features and Enhance Substance

Busan Gijang-gun (Governor Jeong Jong-bok) held the ‘1st Advisory Committee Meeting for the Establishment of the Korea Baseball Museum’ on the 2nd, accelerating the construction of the nation’s first Korea Baseball Museum.

Meeting of the '1st Advisory Committee for the Establishment of the Korea Baseball Museum'.

The ‘Advisory Committee for the Establishment of the Korea Baseball Museum’ is composed of 17 members, including the deputy governor of Gijang-gun as the chairman, members of the Gijang-gun Council, officials from the KBO (Korea Baseball Organization) and Busan City, as well as university professors and experts from related fields.

During the meeting, various ideas regarding the architecture and exhibition aspects of the baseball museum were presented, along with in-depth discussions on future operational directions.

In particular, the experts attending the meeting requested a building exterior design that harmonizes with the baseball theme park (located in Ilgwang-eup, Gijang-gun) facilities and highlights attractive points. They also proposed diverse ideas for exhibition content to provide visitors with differentiated attractions as the nation’s first public museum themed around baseball.

A Gijang-gun official stated, “We will thoroughly review the opinions and directions derived from this meeting and reflect them in the planning process,” adding, “We will continue to strengthen professionalism throughout the museum construction process by actively seeking expert advice to highlight the unique characteristics of the nation’s only KBO official baseball museum.”

The Korea Baseball Museum construction project is a key initiative promoted by Gijang-gun in collaboration with Busan City and the KBO to commemorate the 110th anniversary of Korean baseball and the 40th anniversary of professional baseball. Along with a commemorative space (Hall of Fame) that records, exhibits, preserves, and offers experiences related to the history of Korean baseball, it is expected to become a new landmark of Gijang-gun through various events such as induction ceremonies.

Aerial view of the Korea Baseball Museum.

Following a modification agreement among Gijang-gun, Busan City, and the KBO in April last year, the project passed the preliminary evaluation for a public museum by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in May, and is currently conducting ‘museum architecture and exhibition design services.’

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