'Museum for Education and Research' Theme
Actor Park Shin-yang Appointed as Ambassador
Over 320 Museums and Art Galleries Nationwide Participate Until the 31st
To commemorate International Museum Day (May 18), the '2024 Museum and Art Gallery Week' will be held, with participation from over 320 museums and art galleries nationwide.
Jeon Byeong-geuk, the 1st Vice Minister of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, is taking a commemorative photo with attendees at the opening ceremony of the '2024 Museum and Art Gallery Week' held on the 2nd at Onyang Folk Museum in Asan-si, Chungnam. [Photo by Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism]
On the 2nd, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Korean Committee of the International Council of Museums, and the National Museum Cultural Foundation announced that under the theme 'Museums for Education and Research,' the '2024 Museum and Art Gallery Week' will be held until the 31st at over 320 museums and art galleries nationwide, offering various events such as discounted admission fees, experiential programs, travel, and contests.
Jeon Byeong-geuk, the 1st Vice Minister of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, attended the opening ceremony held at 3 p.m. at Onyang Folk Museum in Asan, Chungnam, to celebrate the start of the '2024 Museum and Art Gallery Week' and encourage the officials involved. Actor Park Shin-yang, who recently transformed into a painter and has been showcasing various activities, was appointed as the ambassador for the '2024 Museum and Art Gallery Week.'
Vice Minister Jeon said, "'Museum and Art Gallery Week' is a festival planned with various considerations so that museums and art galleries can become representative cultural spaces that anyone can easily visit anytime and anywhere," adding, "We hope this provides an opportunity for the public to take a step closer to museums and art galleries and to visit them once more."
Vice Minister Jeon Byeong-geuk, Park Shin-yang, and other participants of the opening ceremony viewed the special exhibition 'Museum Inside Suseonjip II: Generation to Generation' at Onyang Folk Museum with a guided tour, and visited the Asan Craft Creation Support Center to examine successful cases where support for local artists led to the revitalization of regional culture.
Since 2012, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has been operating Museum and Art Gallery Week to commemorate International Museum Day, designated annually on May 18 by the International Council of Museums. This year, under the theme 'Museums for Education and Research,' the intrinsic functions and social values of museums and art galleries will be discussed.
List of Museums and Art Galleries Participating in 'Museum×Enjoy'. [Table = Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism]
This year, with a focus on balanced regional cultural development, participation of local museums has been expanded, and travel programs considering major local cultural spaces such as 'Local100' have been prepared.
During this Museum and Art Gallery Week, new programs will be operated including ▲'Museum×Enjoy,' an exhibition and experiential education program incorporating experimental methods (32 selected institutions, 25 programs), ▲'Museum×Stroll,' a travel program with professional guides visiting nationwide museums, art galleries, and distinctive local cultural sites (6 regions, 20 sessions), and ▲'Museum×Draw,' a nationwide public participation contest where visitors propose their own 'goods' ideas along with their impressions after visiting museums and art galleries (over 230 institutions).
The National Folk Museum will hold the '2024 Children's Day Festival' on the 5th, operating a pop-up booth linked to the '2024 Museum and Art Gallery Week.' Visitors to the booth will receive personalized museum and art gallery recommendations based on their own 'My Museum MBTI,' and gifts of 'Myuth:ze' will be given through a lottery. Various online events to increase interest in museums and art galleries will continue.
Detailed information and participation methods can be found on the official website of the '2024 Museum and Art Gallery Week.'
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