In-Person Lecture and Field Trip on 'Buddhist Culture and Cultural Heritage' for Local Residents
[Suncheon=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Hyung-kwon] The National Suncheon University Museum (President Ko Young-jin) announced on the 7th that it has opened the museum culture university lecture series "Cultural Heritage Humanities" for citizens and successfully completed the first lecture.
The "Cultural Heritage Humanities" citizen lecture series, operated as part of the national university promotion project, will be held face-to-face every Tuesday evening at around 7 PM for a total of 13 sessions.
The first lecture was held the previous day in the audiovisual room on the 2nd floor of the Suncheon University Museum, where Professor Choi Won-seok of Gyeongsang National University gave a lecture on the theme "Cultural Heritage and Pungsu of the Joseon Royal Family."
The lecture, attended by about 70 citizens and students, will cover various topics related to cultural heritage by era, including Buddhist cultural heritage such as ▲temple and seowon architecture ▲Buddhist pagodas and monk pagodas ▲creation and enshrinement of Buddhist paintings ▲Buddhist relics and sarira decorations ▲portraits of eminent monks ▲understanding of the Goryeo Tripitaka, as well as ▲Three Kingdoms period tombs ▲understanding of ancient documents ▲textile cultural heritage.
Field trips to the regions of "Haenam·Gangjin" and "Goryeong·Hapcheon" are also planned for next month and November.
Each lecture will be conducted by experts recognized as top authorities in their fields, including Professor Nam Kwon-hee, emeritus professor at Kyungpook National University, Professor Song Il-gi, emeritus professor at Chung-Ang University, geography and humanities researcher Professor Choi Won-seok, and eminent monk portrait researcher Professor Lee Yong-yoon.
Dr. Lee Jong-su, director of the Suncheon University Museum, said, "Ahead of the Suncheonman International Garden Expo next year and at a time when Suncheon City is preparing to be designated a cultural city, we prepared this lecture series to raise citizens' interest in local cultural heritage." He added, "Through lectures and field trips that contain the humanistic values researched over decades by authorities in each field, it is expected to provide an opportunity for citizens in nearby areas such as Yeosu, Gwangyang, Gurye, and Gokseong, as well as Suncheon, to deeply understand cultural heritage."
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