Yeosu City and Minyechong Join Hands to Build Historical and Cultural Archive

Business Agreement for Material Provision Signed
Exhibition Planned at Yeosu Museum

Yeosu City, Jeollanam-do (Mayor Jung Kimyung) announced on the 5th that it had signed a ‘Business Agreement for the Establishment of Yeosu City History and Culture Archive’ with the Yeosu branch of the Jeonnam Federation of Artistic and Cultural Organizations (hereinafter Yeosu Minyechong) on the 4th.

According to this agreement, Yeosu Minyechong will provide Yeosu City with its collection of materials, including the ‘Yeosu 100 Years Exhibition’ and ‘Yeosu 100 Years of Video Records’, free of charge. The provided materials are scheduled to be exhibited at the Yeosu Museum in the future.

Yeosu City signed a business agreement with the Jeonnam Federation of National Art Organizations Yeosu Branch on the 4th to establish the Yeosu City History and Culture Archive. Photo by Yeosu City

The ‘Yeosu 100 Years Exhibition’ is a photography exhibition held 19 times from 2006 to last year by the Yeosu Minyechong Photography Committee (Yeosu Documentary Photographers Association). Each work captures the transformation of the 24 towns and districts of Yeosu City.

‘Yeosu 100 Years of Video Records’ is a documentary produced by the Yeosu Minyechong Video Committee (Yeosu Video Media Association) from 2020 to the present as part of the promotion for the 2026 Yeosu World Island Expo. It covers the history and culture of Nangdo, Sonjukdo, Ando, Jeokgeumdo, Gyeongdo, and Gaedo.

Shim Seonoh, head of the Yeosu Minyechong branch, said, “I am looking forward to seeing how the materials collected over 100 years of Yeosu will be presented,” and added, “I hope they will be widely known to more people through the Yeosu Museum.”

Mayor Jung Kimyung stated, “Since you have provided us with these valuable materials, we will establish a Yeosu City history and culture archive website to offer them as a public service,” and added, “I hope you will continue to take the lead in preserving the history and culture of Yeosu.”

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