Mokpo Natural History Museum Operates Untact Education Program

Program Operating to Create 3-Item Experience Kits Through Online Video Education

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Ki-dong] Mokpo Natural History Museum announced on the 30th that it will operate an untact education program for elementary school students in the district during the closure period due to renovation construction.

The application period is from the 1st to the 11th of next month, and applications can be submitted through the Mokpo Natural History Museum website. A total of 300 participants will be selected on a first-come, first-served basis.

This untact education will be conducted by watching videos posted on the Natural History Museum's YouTube channel and making experience kits directly.

Experience kits including three themed teaching materials?excavating Mesozoic fossils in the strata, making an Earth history eco bag, and creating a fossil plant terrarium?will be sent to homes, and a separate educational material fee of 5,000 KRW is required.

A representative of Mokpo Natural History Museum said, "We hope this untact education will serve as a time to compensate for the disappointment of visitors who cannot use the museum due to renovation construction and COVID-19."