Honam Region Science Centers Promise Cooperation... "Expanding Science Culture Together"

15 Science Museums from Honam and Jeju Regions Participate
Joint Cooperation Projects Discussed in Exhibition, Promotion, and ESG Fields

Science museums in the Honam region have joined forces. Fifteen science museums from the Honam and Jeju regions, including the National Gwangju Science Museum, gathered in one place to pledge the spread of scientific culture and mutual cooperation.

The National Gwangju Science Museum announced on the 25th that it recently held the 'Honam Regional Science Museum Council' with a total of 15 institutions in attendance, including the National Youth Space Center, Jeju Aerospace Museum, Haenam Dinosaur Museum, and Ttangkkeut Marine Natural History Museum. This meeting was held on the largest scale ever.

Participants of the 2025 Honam Regional Science Museum Council are taking a commemorative photo after the meeting held at the National Gwangju Science Museum.

The Honam Regional Science Museum Council was launched in 2015 and marks its 10th anniversary this year. It is a council in which science museums from the Honam region, including Jeju, participate, and it has consistently carried out various cooperation and support projects for the spread of scientific culture in the region and the mutual development of science museums. In particular, this year, the council expanded to 40 member institutions, an increase of four compared to last year, establishing an even denser network of cooperation.

The science museums present at the meeting shared the achievements of last year's joint projects and agreed to continue collaborative projects next year that leverage each institution's unique characteristics and expertise. Key agenda items included: ▲ expanding joint use of exhibition materials through touring exhibitions and sharing unused exhibits ▲ providing consulting and lectures for Honam region science museums ▲ diversifying promotional channels ▲ jointly operating the '2025 Science Together' program ▲ producing joint online and offline brochures ▲ and forming a regional ESG council for Honam science museums.

Director Lee Junggu said, "As the central museum of the region, the National Gwangju Science Museum will actively support the mutual development of science museums in the Honam region by serving as a hub for communication and exchange," and added, "In particular, we will concretize effective cooperation projects by reflecting the practical needs of small and medium-sized science museums discussed at this meeting."

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