National Museum of Korea to host curator sessions throughout November
The National Museum of Korea will hold 16 guided sessions titled "Conversation with a Curator" every Wednesday in November during evening hours.
The National Museum of Korea will hold 16 guided "Conversation with a Curator" sessions every Wednesday in November from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. The evening programs will cover diverse topics, including the history of the Gwanggaeto Stele rubbing and the donation of a bronze helmet by Sohn Kee-chung.
The National Museum of Korea will conduct 16 guided sessions of "Conversation with a Curator" at its permanent exhibition halls every Wednesday in November during the evening opening hours from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
At the Prehistory and Ancient Age Gallery on the first floor, sessions will begin with stories regarding the museum's collection process, followed by topics such as environmental adaptation during the Neolithic period, maritime exchanges between Gaya and the Japanese Archipelago, and Silla glass and foreign trade. In the Goguryeo Gallery, a session will cover the circumstances under which the "Cheongmyeong version" rubbing of the Gwanggaeto Stele entered the museum and its significance, while the Unified Silla Gallery will introduce the trends in Buddhist sculpture that changed alongside social shifts.
In the Goryeo Gallery of the Medieval and Early Modern Age Hall, three sessions will focus on Buddhism. These will provide an art historical analysis of the role of religion as the fundamental ideology of the state, Buddhist culture, Buddhist crafts, and the transition of Buddhist art from Goryeo to Joseon. In the Korean Empire Gallery, the development and historical context of early photography will be examined through glass plate photographs.
On the second floor, sessions will include an explanation of mounting methods used to preserve calligraphy and paintings from a scientific perspective, as well as a session that highlights the bronze helmet donated by Sohn Kee-chung alongside related documents to tell the story behind the donation.
On the third floor, the themed exhibition "Evergreen Bamboo Through the Seasons, Captured in Ceramics," which features Goryeo celadon and Joseon white porcelain embodying bamboo through shapes and patterns, will be presented. Also featured are the special exhibition "Breaking a Thousand-Year Seal: Buddhist Sutra Manuscripts from Dunhuang," introducing Buddhist sutras discovered in the Mogao Caves, and "Understanding Chinese Ceramics," which examines the brilliant ceramic culture of the Central Plains region.
Finally, in front of the Ten-Story Stone Pagoda from Gyeongcheonsa Temple on the Path of History, sessions will cover how the stone pagoda entered the museum and the conservation methods used to preserve the original forms of stone artifacts.
Reporter at HANDMAKER (핸드메이커), a Korean magazine devoted to crafts and handmade culture. Covers exhibitions, traditional crafts and the makers behind them.
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