Lectures by 13 Experts from Korea and Abroad
The National Hangeul Museum, under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, announced on October 10 that it will host the 3rd International Museum Forum under the theme "Aging Society: Connecting Scripts and Generations" at the International Conference Hall on the 20th floor of the Korea Press Center on October 14.
This forum aims to discuss the role of museums in an aging society by sharing examples of age-friendly programs from overseas museums. The event will feature a keynote speech and three main topics, with presentations and discussions led by experts in linguistics, education, medicine, and museum studies from both Korea and abroad.
Exploring Korea’s Key Issues in an Aging Society and Solutions Through Museums
The forum will begin with an opening address by Kang Jeongwon, Director of the National Hangeul Museum, followed by congratulatory remarks from Ayman Abouamir, Director of the National Center for Documentation of Cultural and Natural Heritage under the Bibliotheca Alexandrina in Egypt. Jang Inkyung, Vice President of the International Council of Museums (ICOM), will deliver a presentation titled "Responsive Spaces for Super-Aged Societies," and Choi Jaeboong, Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Sungkyunkwan University, will give a keynote lecture on "Hangeul and Fandom in the Age of AI Sapiens."
The forum is divided into three main sections. The first topic will examine the current issues and challenges faced by super-aged societies in Japan and Korea, addressing healing and new ethics through cultural heritage, as well as the current status and response strategies for literacy among elderly Koreans. The second topic will share various museum program examples for seniors, including the age-friendly program at the Tampere Museums in Finland, Japan’s "Creative Aging Jutobi" program, and the "Meet Me at MoMA" program at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, which is tailored to seniors from artistic, educational, and environmental perspectives. The third topic will explore literacy education policies for the elderly, the pathological aspects of reading and writing disorders in Hangeul from a medical perspective, and the role of museums as mediators of "script" in an aging society by sharing Korean language and culture experience programs from the United States.
National Hangeul Museum Provides a Platform for Collaboration in Responding to an Aging Society
This forum goes beyond simple academic exchange, focusing on exploring the potential for museums to become new public platforms in an aging society. By sharing concrete practices and policy recommendations from museum professionals at home and abroad, the forum is expected to offer meaningful directions for the social role that museums should play in Korea as it faces a super-aged era.
Kang Jeongwon, Director of the National Hangeul Museum, stated, "I hope that the ideas and collaborations presented at today’s forum will serve as a starting point for each generation to connect through literacy, culture, and museums, paving the way for a healthy and vibrant aging society. The National Hangeul Museum will continue to respond to the changes of the times as a script museum and will keep seeking ways to contribute to an aging society through script-based initiatives."
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