Min Byeong-chan, New Director of the National Museum of Korea, New Year’s Press Conference
National Treasure No. 78,83 Create an exclusive exhibition space for Bangasaesang
Completed the’Cultural Heritage Science Center’ of scientific verification and restoration in 2024
Children’s Museum expansion, various special exhibitions, etc.
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“Like going to France to see the’Mona Lisa’ of the Louvre, it is not too long for many foreigners to head to the National Museum of Korea in Yongsan, Seoul, to see the’Bangasayusang’ of Silla. Most of the foreign experts regard the Bangasaesang as the best, and it is also the Bangasayusang that was selected as the most memorable exhibit in the annual survey of domestic audience satisfaction. It is the most advanced relic in terms of artistic beauty, religious and academic terms as well as the history and value of cultural properties.”
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Min Byeong-chan, the new head of the National Museum of Korea, held a New Year’s press conference at the National Museum of Korea on the 3rd and announced the museum’s main tasks this year, including the creation of exclusive exhibition spaces for the National Treasures No. 78 and 83. At the meeting held for the first time since his appointment in November of last year, Director Min said, “We chose the Bangasaesang in consideration of the fact that there are no symbolic places and unrivaled relics of the National Museum of Korea.” (Fully three-dimensional that can be enjoyed from all sides) Of the 70 or so pieces, there are only 40 pieces of the Geum-dong Bangasayu statue, of which only 4 are in the 1m or so in full form, two of which are in our museum.” .
The portrait’Mona Lisa’ by Leonardo da Vinci at the beginning of the 16th century has a common denominator with our’Bangasayusang’ in that he has a subtle smile that cannot be measured in depth. However, the National Treasure No.78 Bangasayusang, which was made in the late 6th century and shows balanced splendor, and the National Treasure No.83 Bangasayusang, which was made in the 7th century and shows simple yet warm tolerance, are in the Louvre’s representative collections in terms of historical and artistic perfection. Never fall behind. One of the most requested relics from overseas museums, these Bangsa Yoo statues were displayed side by side only twice in 2004 and 2015, when the National Museum of Korea moved to Yongsan.
The exclusive exhibition space of this’Banggasa Yoosang’, which attracts the attention of domestic and foreign visitors, is scheduled to be an exhibition room on the side of the elevator connection space on the second floor of the museum’s permanent exhibition hall. It is a decision that prioritizes accessibility. The exhibition hall is constructed in a size of 443.5m2. Director Min said, “We plan to create a space to highlight the universal value as a cultural heritage of humanity and to raise the pride of cultural Korea, while revealing the meaning and value of anti-Gas thoughts born from Korean sentiment.”
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Another noteworthy thing is the’Cultural Heritage Science Center’, which is scheduled to be completed in 2024. Director Min said, “We aim to establish a national cultural heritage verification system based on digital technology and the latest conservation science and technology.” “Amid recent controversy and disputes on the authenticity of cultural properties, We will synthesize data and reliable cultural property analysis information.” The Cultural Heritage Science Center secured a project cost of 27.4 billion won for the construction of the center to be built with a total floor area of 9,350m2 on 3 stories above ground and 1 below ground. The center is expected to be in charge of the preservation and data management of 400,000 pieces of the National Museum of Korea and 1.1 million pieces of the national museums affiliated with it. Director Min said, “We will prioritize securing data on designated cultural properties of public and private museums, focusing on the collections of our museum. Plan”.
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The expansion and reorganization of the’Children’s Museum’, a popular attraction in the museum, which 460,000 people visited in 2019 is also being promoted. This is to respond to the problem of educational imbalance caused by increased family leisure time and the novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19). By more than doubling the existing children’s museum, the maximum number of visitors per day will be increased from the current 2,300 to 5,000, and the composition of exhibitions and experiences will be further diversified.
Meanwhile, the National Museum of Korea has this year’s exhibition of ancient human fossils and cave paintings,’Homo sapiens’, a glimpse into the Paleolithic period of the Korean peninsula,’The Face of the Era, Shakespeare to Ed Sheeran’, which showcases representative collections of the National Museum of Portrait in England Special exhibitions such as the Ancient Bronze Age Civilization Exhibition are being prepared. In addition, a total of 25 billion won will be provided for the new construction of the Chungju National Museum, the relocation of the National Pearl Museum, and the specialization of 13 affiliated museum brands, the museum said.
/ Reporter Sangin Ancestral [email protected]
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