"If Our Family Became Conservators"... National Folk Museum Summer Vacation Programs

National Folk Museum Offers Summer Vacation Programs
Experience Creating Albums of Life's Important Moments
Hands-On Conservator Program for the Whole Family

The National Folk Museum announced on July 10 that it has prepared customized family programs for the summer vacation. The programs include decorating albums with paintings of important life moments, self-exploration activities for teenagers, and hands-on experiences in artifact restoration.

Educational model of 'Singubeop Cheonmundo'. National Folk Museum

For visitors of elementary school age and older, a special guided program titled "Hee-Hi·Ro-No·Ae-Ai·Rak-Rak Album Decorating" will be held. Participants will have the opportunity to create their own albums using exhibition paintings that capture various moments in life, while learning about the life rituals of Koreans and the wishes of their ancestors. All participants will receive a small commemorative gift. The program will run every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from July 28 to August 8.

The youth program "2025 Museum Teens" is designed for teenagers who were born overseas and now reside in Korea. Based on the cultural universality of clothing, food, and housing, the program offers opportunities to explore Korean culture and personal identity. The detailed topics include "Korean Life Rituals Seen Through Clothing," "Seasonal Customs Seen Through Food," and "Career Exploration Through Household Deities in Living Spaces." This program will take place every Tuesday from August 5 to August 19.

For families, the hands-on program "A Conservator's Bag" will be held at the National Folk Museum's Paju branch. In this virtual experience, the entire family transforms into conservators to restore the "Singubeop Cheonmundo." The "Singubeop Cheonmundo" is a celestial chart produced in the late Joseon Dynasty, representing a unique form of cultural heritage that combines East Asian traditional astronomy with Western astronomy. Participating families will analyze the condition of the artifact from a conservator's perspective and directly experience the restoration process, such as matching colors to torn areas of a folding screen and joining pieces of hanji paper. The program will be held twice daily on July 29 and 30, and August 5 and 6. Applications can be submitted on the National Folk Museum Paju website until July 25.

The detailed schedule for the educational programs can be found on the National Folk Museum website.