Seongbuk Seonjam Museum Selected for the '2024 Folk Life Museum Network Collaboration Project' Competition

Seongbuk Silk Culture Museum Selected for Folk Life Museum Network Education Development Support Project
Secures 10 Million KRW for Developing High-Quality Educational Materials
Develops Mobile Education Box to Understand Sericulture and Silk Weaving, Promoting Regional History and Culture to a Wider Audience

Seongbuk Seonjam Museum in Seongbuk-gu, Seoul (Mayor Lee Seung-ro) has been selected in the 'Education Development Support' category of the '2024 Folk Life Museum Network Competition' organized by the National Folk Museum of Korea.

The 'Education Development Support' category of the 'Folk Life Museum Network Competition' supports the development of new educational programs and teaching materials that highlight the characteristics of regional museums. The National Folk Museum of Korea selected 10 institutions nationwide through this year's competition.

The Seongbuk Seonjam Museum, selected in this competition, will produce a mobile educational box for hands-on experiential learning. Based on the folktale of Jiknyeo and Gyeonwoo, the project will develop and produce teaching materials that allow learners to touch and understand the life cycle of silkworms and weaving tools such as spinning wheels and looms, thereby learning about sericulture and silk weaving. The museum will receive 10 million KRW in funding for this project.

The Folk Life Museum Network, organized by the National Folk Museum of Korea, began in 2005 to establish a foundation for the independence of regional museums and support their operational revitalization. It has conducted educational support projects aimed at expanding cultural enjoyment rights for local residents.

Seongbuk Seonjam Museum was also selected in 2019 and 2022 for the Folk Life Museum Network's education development and operation support projects. It developed and successfully operated teaching materials linked to the Seonjam Complex called 'The Mysterious Box of the Seonjam Group' and a core content silkworm education program titled 'The Dreaming Silkworm.'

As the first public museum in Seongbuk-gu, known as the 'Museum Without a Roof,' Seongbuk Seonjam Museum is dedicated to promoting the historical value of the Seonjam Group and Seonjam Festival through various exhibitions, educational programs, and academic seminars.

Lee Seung-ro, Mayor of Seongbuk-gu, stated, “We hope that the educational programs and teaching materials that help understand the historical and cultural value of the Seonjam Group and Seonjam Festival will allow more people to enjoy the history and culture of our region, and that Seongbuk’s reputation as the ‘Museum Without a Roof’ will continue.”

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