Online 'Songpa-gu Museum Outing' Event Held

Until February 28, 9 local museums including Songpa Art Museum, Songpa Book Museum, Hanseong Baekje Museum, Mongchon History Museum, SOMA Museum of Art, Lotte Museum, Lotte World Folk Museum, Korea Advertising Museum, and Hanmi Photo Art Museum participate in rich online cultural and artistic content from history to advertising...

[Asia Economy Reporter Jong-il Park] Songpa-gu (Mayor Park Seong-su) is conducting an ‘Online Songpa-gu Museum Tour’ together with 9 local museums until February 28th during the winter vacation.

Now in its 24th edition, the ‘Museum Tour’ is a cultural and artistic experience program operated every vacation through the cooperation of museums located in Songpa-gu.

The 9 participating museums are Songpa Public Yesong Art Museum, Songpa Book Museum, Hanseong Baekje Museum, Mongchoneok History Museum, SOMA Museum of Art, Lotte Museum, Lotte World Folk Museum, Korea Advertising Museum, and Hanmi Photo Museum.

Especially this year, a rich variety of online activities that can be experienced at home have been planned for children and families whose outdoor activities are restricted due to COVID-19.

Currently, programs reflecting the unique characteristics of each museum, ranging from history to advertising, are being operated, including ▲‘Small Landscapes Drawn with Crayons’ by Songpa Public Yesong Art Museum ▲‘Introducing Joseon’s Book Lovers’ by Songpa Book Museum ▲‘Decorating Colorful Mongchon Fortress Lucky Bags’ by Mongchoneok History Museum ▲‘Drawing Experience Sheets with QR Codes’ by Hanseong Baekje Museum ▲‘Making 3D Drawing Self-Portraits’ by SOMA Museum of Art ▲‘Making Dinosaur Badges’ and ‘Basquiat Plate Gifts’ by Lotte Museum ▲‘Dongji-ya! Saeha-ya! Let’s Play’ by Lotte Folk Museum ▲‘Let’s Ignite the Fire of Imagination in the Online Public Service Advertisement Front Row!’ by Korea Advertising Museum ▲‘Landscape Stories Seen Through Photographs’ by Hanmi Photo Museum.

Each museum provides videos, kits, worksheets, etc., operating a Home Museum so that participants can enjoy the programs in various ways even at home.

Participants who join programs from 5 or more of the 9 museums and submit proof of participation (via DM with videos or photos) on Songpa-gu Culture and Sports Department’s Instagram can receive an official certificate of completion. The certificate can later be submitted as a school vacation assignment.

For detailed information on program schedules and participation methods, please check each museum’s website or contact them by phone.

Mayor Park Seong-su stated, “Songpa-gu museums have joined forces to prepare an experiential space that can be enjoyed vividly at home for youths and residents exhausted by COVID-19,” and added, “We will continue to expand opportunities for cultural enjoyment so that the daily lives of residents can become art, raising the prestige of ‘Cultural and Artistic City Songpa.’”