Discover the Exciting Programs at the National Folk Museum of Korea

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Dano, Jeongwol Daeboreum, Dongji, Sambok… . Even just hearing the name, ‘seasonal customs’, which give a friendly feeling, refer to the unique customs that have been performed at a certain time every year. The National Folk Museum of Korea is a place that promotes and protects the folk culture where the living customs of our people are alive. In this place called the ‘K-Culture’ museum that adds imagination to folklore, we’ve picked out everything that teenagers can enjoy.

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Upside-Down Job World

Let’s find my future job at the National Folk Museum of Korea! It is a career exploration program that allows you to understand the jobs that have changed from the past to the present through viewing the exhibition hall and find your future dream. You can take a face-to-face class while looking around the permanent exhibition hall, or experience non-face-to-face education using zoom.

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Folklore stories in textbooks Why do cafe owners eat red bean porridge on winter solstice? I’ll tell you about the mysterious customs and holidays of our country in a fun way. I can become a cafe owner myself and develop seasonal menus related to Korea’s ’24 solar terms and holidays’. The education is conducted in connection with the permanent exhibition hall 2, and it is said to be the most popular program among young people.

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A museum in my hand, a four-frame photo studio, from the time we are born to the time we pass away, what kind of rituals will we experience? Permanent Exhibition Hall 3 exhibits the life of Koreans from the Joseon Dynasty to the present, including the 100th day party, first birthday party, and wedding ceremony. In the ‘Four-Cut Photo Studio’ program linked to this, you can leave important scenes in your life in four cuts. Access the Naver Metaverse platform ‘ZEPETO’ and experience the major life rites of Koreans from birth to wedding ceremony in the virtual world, and express the true ‘four cuts of life’!

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Crash landing challenge to the village in the folding screen! Farmers Battle Permanent Exhibition Hall 2 is holding an exhibition with the theme of ‘a year of Koreans’, and you can enjoy experiential content to your heart’s content through an app connected to it. If you succeed in the mission of successfully farming for a year through the board game, you will get out of the folding screen. How about it, can you talk about our country’s seasons and year-round farming?

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Museum Teens Find a Sustainable Future in Folklore During vacations, ‘Museum Teens’, a special program that young people can participate in, is being held. It is time for teenagers to explore the exhibition and tell folk stories in the language of teenagers. You can realize that the folk culture of the museum does not stop at the past, but is connected to the present life. During this summer vacation, we plan to seek a sustainable future and respond to climate change through understanding of folklore, so it’s a lot of fun! Click on the training participation application button on the ‘Volunteer Portal 1365’ site! A total of 8 hours of volunteer work is recognized.

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Address 37, Samcheong-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul Opening Hours Daily 09:00~18:00 Closed January 1, Lunar New Year’s Day, Chuseok Day experience fee Free Inquiries +82-2-3704-3114 Lee Eun-joo, MODU Magazine reporter [email protected] Written by Lee Eun-joo Data provided National Folk Museum
2023-08-30 03:26:43
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