"Come to Museums During Chuseok Holiday"... Incheon City Museum and Others Reopen Until the 11th

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyesook] Due to the spread of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19), the Incheon Metropolitan Museum and its four branches (Songam Art Museum, Geomdan Prehistoric Museum, Korean Immigration History Museum, and Incheon Urban History Museum), which had been closed for a long time, will reopen from the Chuseok holiday period until the 11th.

The Metropolitan Museum will present exhibitions that the whole family can enjoy.

First, the small exhibition tells the story of cider, which was first introduced through Incheon, using two keywords: 'Incheon' and 'star.' The exhibition room, where the appearance of a small neighborhood store is recreated in 2D illustrations, is filled with various attractions such as the late comedian Seo Youngchun’s 'Cider Rap' and the animation 'A Cider-like Cider Story.'

Also, the special planned exhibition focuses on the history of barbering and the changing aspects of our lives. If you apply at the first-floor information desk, exhibition explanations using earpieces are provided every hour on the hour for groups of up to 10 people.

During the special Chuseok quarantine period, visitors who leave a review on SNS with the tag '#IncheonMetropolitanMuseum' after viewing the exhibition will be entered into a draw to receive limited edition goods as a gift.

At the Incheon Urban History Museum, two exhibitions focusing on 'Incheon' have been prepared.

The special planned exhibition deals with the construction and operation of the Incheon Army Jobyeongchang (a place for manufacturing, storing, and supplying military supplies such as weapons and ammunition) built in Bupyeong during the Japanese colonial period, as well as the stories of the people who lived there.

After liberation, the Incheon Army Jobyeongchang, where a U.S. military base was established, became a symbol of Japanese militarism. The exhibition is divided into three parts, exploring the construction of Jobyeongchang in Joseon, requisition and human mobilization, and the products and people mobilized at Incheon Jobyeongchang.

Also, the Incheon Urban History Museum is hosting the 'Artists Viewing the City' exhibition, featuring the work 'Night Stalking' by artist Im Gisung.

He is a photographer who works on the theme of Incheon’s identity, and through his works capturing the night scenes of Incheon’s dal-dongnae (shantytown) in the 1990s, one can see how he blends and reconciles the miscellaneous aspects of life on the margins of society.

Songam Art Museum presents the special planned exhibition .

'Eohaedo' refers to paintings of fish and crabs, which contain the wishes of common people such as passing the state examination, success, leisure in life, fertility, marital harmony, and warding off evil spirits (byeoksa, ?邪 - repelling malevolent ghosts). These wishes remain the same today, making Eohaedo folk paintings popular and cherished.

Visitors can enjoy a more vivid exhibition experience by receiving an 'educational mission activity sheet' at the information desk, and after viewing, they can participate in a fish-pattern decoration activity. Every Wednesday until November 11, there will also be folk painting classes on Eohaedo.

The Korean Immigration History Museum is holding a special planned exhibition titled 'Beautiful Hero, Kim Youngok.' It reflects on the value of the late second-generation Korean American Mr. Kim Youngok, a war hero of World War II and the Korean War, who lived a life dedicated to socially vulnerable groups such as the poor, youth, elderly, and women.

All exhibitions at the museums have limited visitor numbers to prevent the spread of COVID-19, and entry is only allowed after wearing masks, hand sanitizing, temperature checks, and QR code verification.