Sewol Ferry Disaster 8th Anniversary Memorial Exhibition to Be Held

[Asia Economy (Ansan) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] A memorial exhibition will be held ahead of the 8th anniversary of the Sewol ferry disaster.

The 4·16 Democratic Citizenship Education Center announced on the 1st that, in collaboration with the 4·16 Sewol Ferry Disaster Families Association, it will hold the Sewol ferry disaster memorial exhibition "Memories Made by Hand" from the 2nd to the 24th of this month.

This exhibition was planned to commemorate the students who lost their lives on the 8th anniversary of the Sewol ferry disaster and to share solidarity with the bereaved families.

The exhibition will be held on the first floor of the Future Hope Hall at the Democratic Citizenship Education Center. In particular, 27 craft works such as quilts, knots, and pressed flowers made by the mothers of the deceased students, expressing their longing, will be displayed.

Jeon Myeon-seon, director of the 4·16 Democratic Citizenship Education Center, said, "It has already been 8 years since the 4·16 Sewol ferry disaster occurred," adding, "We hope that the memories made by the hands of the victims' families will transcend space and time, evoke infinite empathy, and become seeds of hope for everyone."