The National Joseon Dynasty Annals Museum to Temporarily Close Until April Next Year
Creation of Special Exhibition Hall and Reinforcement of Storage Facilities
The National Joseon Dynasty Annals Museum announced on the 20th that it will be temporarily closed from next month until April of next year. They plan to newly establish a special exhibition hall, an immersive video room, a children's museum, and an education room, as well as reinforce existing facilities such as the storage vault.
Exhibitions will continue during the internal remodeling period. An online exhibition introducing the Joseon Dynasty Annals and Uigwe will be conducted through the website.
The National Joseon Dynasty Annals Museum, located in Pyeongchang, Gangwon, is a museum that stores and exhibits the Joseon Dynasty Annals and Uigwe, which were taken to Japan during the Japanese colonial period and returned after more than 100 years.
The Annals, stored in the Odaesan Archive, contain historical records spanning 25 generations from King Taejo to King Cheoljong of Joseon. The Uigwe are records documenting the events of the Joseon royal family.
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A museum official stated, “All related artifacts, including 75 volumes of the Odaesan Archive Annals and 82 volumes of Uigwe, which were kept at the National Palace Museum, have been transferred. We plan to utilize these to present various exhibition and educational content.”
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