Lectures by Lee Seungik, Kim Bonghun, and Kim Jeongsuk
Free Admission... 12 Sessions Scheduled
The Daegu Textile Museum will hold a Fashion Humanities Lecture series every Thursday at 2 p.m., from August 21 to November 20, for a total of 12 sessions.
This program is part of the "2025 Wisdom School" project, hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and organized by the Arts Council Korea. Among public museums in Daegu, the Daegu Textile Museum is the only one selected for this initiative.
The Wisdom School project offers in-depth humanities courses at the level of university liberal arts in cultural facilities nationwide, providing citizens with opportunities for advanced humanities learning.
The Fashion Humanities Lecture series at the Daegu Textile Museum is organized around two main themes, exploring textiles and fashion from both scientific and humanities perspectives.
Part 1, "The Science in the Wardrobe," begins with lectures introducing the latest technologies in the textile and fashion fields. Topics include invisibility cloaks from science fiction films, eco-friendly fibers designed with environmental concerns in mind, smart clothing that changes in response to the body, and bulletproof vests that stop bullets. The lectures will explore how these advanced textile technologies are changing our daily lives and examine their cultural significance in an engaging way.
Part 2, "The Culture in the Wardrobe," explores how fashion has developed into a social symbol and cultural language, focusing on four key themes of 20th-century fashion: art, gender, luxury, and sports. The lectures will examine how fashion has come to represent meanings beyond simple attire.
The lecture series will feature a distinguished group of speakers, including Lee Seungik (professor at Hongik University), Yang Younghwan (professor at Changwon National University), Kim Bonghun (professor at Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology), Kim Jeongsuk (professor at Yeungnam University), and Kim Minji (researcher at Tracing Patterns Foundation), as well as experts from Bokwang INT Co., Ltd., Dyetec Institute, and the Korea Textile Development Institute. These leading experts from academia and industry in the textile and fashion fields will deliver in-depth lectures.
The program is designed to be accessible to a wide range of participants, from teenagers to middle-aged and older adults. With its broad content spanning science and the humanities, it is expected to provide a valuable opportunity for citizens to both understand and enjoy the field of humanities.
Lee Seokki, chairman of the Daegu Gyeongbuk Textile and Fabric Industry Cooperative Association, stated, "I hope this will be an opportunity for people to experience textiles and fashion more closely in their daily lives and to see them from a new perspective." He added, "We plan to continue holding Fashion Humanities Lectures in the future, so we ask for your continued interest and participation."
There is no fee for the lectures, and registration is on a first-come, first-served basis through the Daegu Textile Museum website.
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