Take a "Memory Trip" at Iksan Citizen History Museum

Targeting Completion in June... Renovation of Former Ikoksu Cooperative Building

Collecting Over 6,000 Private Records... A Glimpse at the History of Changes

‘Iksan Citizen History Museum’ in Iksan-si, Jeonbuk, offers a nostalgic journey through thousands of private records.

According to the city on the 31st, the old Ikoksu Cooperative building has been newly renovated and is scheduled for completion in June. The Iksan Citizen History Museum will consist of ▲exhibition hall ▲storage room ▲MR experience center ▲educational complex cultural space ▲photo zone, creating a space that broadly embraces all generations.

A view of Iksan City Hall. [Photo by Iksan City]

The museum itself becomes a cultural heritage, allowing visitors to fully experience the traces of the 1930 building.

The first floor will be arranged with a permanent exhibition hall, a visible storage room, a donor appreciation space, and a media archive. The second floor will house a complex educational and cultural space including a training room for citizen record activists and a special exhibition hall. The third floor preserves the roof structure in the form of a wooden truss, which is a triangular-shaped framework.

Previously, since 2021, the city has collected over 6,000 records through the Iksan private records contest. Visitors can explore the city’s identity through various themes such as the old lifestyle and changes in the Iksan area. The city also plans to document the process of creating the Citizen History Museum in a separate video to be introduced in the exhibition hall.

The museum is connected to modern historical and cultural spaces such as the Iksan Modern History Hall, Iksan Anti-Japanese Independence Movement Memorial Hall, and the former Iri Financial Cooperative. It serves as a tourism hub where visitors can reflect on Iksan’s modern and contemporary history. It will also be used as a cultural and relaxation space for nearby residents.

Kim Seong-do, Director of Planning and Safety Bureau, said, “We once again thank the donors who willingly shared their personal records with the citizens of Iksan for the transmission of record culture,” and added, “We will do our best to make this a representative record culture space of the city.”