Muju Insect Museum Receives 'Public Museum' Certification from Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism

High Marks for Achieving Founding Purpose and Collection Management

The Muju Insect Museum in North Jeolla Province has received official certification as a public museum from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism for the second consecutive time.

According to the county on November 26, the evaluation and certification of public museums is conducted under the “Museum and Art Gallery Promotion Act” to improve the quality of operations and prevent mismanagement. This year, 296 public museums nationwide were evaluated.

Exterior view of Muju County Office. Provided by Muju County

The evaluation covered ▲achievement of the founding purpose ▲appropriateness of organization, personnel, facilities, and financial management ▲thoroughness of collection and management of materials ▲operation of exhibitions and educational programs ▲public responsibility, through document review, on-site inspection, and comprehensive assessment.

The Muju Insect Museum, which was first certified in 2022 and received recertification this year, reportedly received high marks in the areas of ▲achievement of the founding purpose ▲thoroughness of collection and management of materials ▲public responsibility.

Park Youngseok, Director of Facility and Sports Operations at Muju County Office, stated, "We take great pride in being recognized through the government’s official evaluation, which aims to strengthen the operation of public museums and raise the level of public service. We will do our utmost to ensure that the Muju Insect Museum provides even better exhibition and educational services, so it can grow into a museum that represents not only North Jeolla Province but also the entire country."

Meanwhile, the Muju Insect Museum is located within Bandi Land and features exhibition halls, a video room, an aquarium, an ecological greenhouse, and a firefly ecological exhibition room, occupying a space of 4,450 square meters. The museum houses specimens of more than 2,000 rare insect species and can accommodate up to 500 visitors at a time.

Bandi Land has been selected for four consecutive years as one of Korea’s Top 100 Tourist Attractions by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Tourism Organization, earning recognition as a leading tourist destination in the country. In addition to the insect museum, Bandi Land offers an astronomical science center, a year-round sledding slope, log cabins, and hands-on, recreational, and educational spaces featuring firefly habitats, attracting around 210,000 visitors annually.

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