‘A New Room of Artifacts’ Created Through the Eyes of Students

Sangju Museum and Sangju Girls’ High School
Unveil Their First Jointly Planned Youth Exhibition

Sangju Museum (Director Yoon Hopil) opened a youth participation exhibition on November 25, prepared in collaboration with the history club of Sangju Girls’ High School (Principal Cha Yugyeong).

This exhibition, held in the museum lobby and running until May 31, 2026, is drawing attention as a model for the integration of education and culture, as local youth directly planned and participated in every stage of the exhibition.

This exhibition is the result of a mid- to long-term collaborative project that took place over approximately nine months, starting in March 2025. Students from Sangju Girls’ High School worked alongside professional curators to experience every aspect required for an actual exhibition, including artifact research and classification, exhibition concept planning, spatial design, and the development of participatory programs. The project goes beyond simple experience; it is significant in that students themselves interpreted local cultural heritage and restructured it into the language of exhibition.

In particular, the students reinterpreted traces of life and the thoughts of ancestors embedded in the artifacts through the lens of their own generation, creating an exhibition that poses new questions.

Visitors can enjoy a unique experience connecting past and present through participatory content, such as observing artifacts and inferring their meanings through quizzes.

A museum official explained, "This exhibition is not just about viewing artifacts, but about thinking for oneself and finding answers."

Yoon Hopil, Director of Sangju Museum, stated, "This is a meaningful achievement of collaboration, where local youth reflected on the value of cultural heritage and realized it through an exhibition," adding, "We will continue to expand partnerships with schools so that the museum becomes an open space for learning for both youth and citizens."

Sangju Museum plans to further strengthen its 'participatory museum' programs, where the local community and youth grow together, starting with this jointly planned exhibition.

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