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36-663: The Gangjin Kiln Sites are a noted area for the production of traditional Goryeo celadon , and annually a big festival and symposium on celadon porcelain at the Goryeo Celadon Museum with participants from all over the world takes place in Gangjin city. Additionally, it is the birthplace of Korean poet Yeongrang Kim Yun-sik , famous for his work in the 1930s and 1940s in the Jeolla dialect . The county bird

72-699: A collection of pagodas, stupas, lanterns, and steles (including National Treasure of Korea No. 2, the Great Bell of Bosingak, the exemplar of Korean bells of the Joseon period). On the first floor is the Prehistory and Ancient History Gallery, which contains approximately 4,500 artifacts from the Paleolithic to the Unified Silla era excavated from sites across Korea. The nine exhibition rooms in

108-621: A new branch inside Incheon International Airport . Located in the boarding area of the airport in front of Gate No.22, the branch was opened in celebration of the museum's 20th anniversary. Emperor Sunjong established Korea's first museum, the Imperial Household Museum, in 1909. The collections of the Imperial Household Museum at Changgyeonggung and the Japanese Government General Museum administered during Japanese rule of Korea became

144-642: A passive attitude. Additionally, within Korea, historical, academic, and civic organizations were expanding their movement for the return of the Oegyujanggak books, insisting on unconditional repatriation, even by appealing to the International Court of Justice. The issue remained unresolved. However, during the G20 Summit on November 12, 2010, the presidents of both countries agreed to lend

180-568: A resource for scholars and archaeologists. A fully restored kiln based on those excavations is now housed at the National Museum of Korea . The Goryeo Celadon Office was established in 1986 to preserve kiln sites and also to reproduce and reconstruct the techniques lost many hundreds of years ago. The Goryeo Celadon Museum in Gangjin features the history of the sites and houses a collection. National Museum of Korea The National Museum of Korea ( Korean :  국립중앙박물관 )

216-496: A specially designed air-conditioning system. The museum is made from fire-resistant materials and has special exhibition halls, education facilities, a children's museum, huge outdoor exhibition areas, restaurants, cafes, and shops. The museum is divided into three floors. Symbolically, the left of the museum is supposed to represent the past, while the right side of the museum represents the future. The ground floor contains parks; gardens of indigenous plants; waterfalls and pools; and

252-642: Is a tentative World Heritage site listed by the South Korean government at UNESCO . It is a complex of 188 kilns which produced Goryeo ware . The kiln sites are located in Gangjin -gun, South Jeolla Province , South Korea near the sea. Mountains in the north provided the necessary raw materials such as firewood, kaolinite , and silicon dioxide for the master potters while a well established system of distribution transported pottery throughout Korea and facilitated export to China and Japan. Pottery during

288-513: Is believed to have been founded by a Silla monk. It is likely, then, that this statue was created in Silla. The well-balanced shape, however, and elegant and refined craftsmanship is typical of the Baekje period. This Twelfth-century incense burner represents some of the best quality Goryeo celadon . It is composed of a cover (with a central hole for releasing incense), a burner, and a support. Above

324-457: Is presumed that this style arose in Kim's late 30s, the album being completed when he was about 40 years old. Gyujanggak was a royal library established on the grounds of Changdeokgung Palace in the capital by order of King Jeongjo, the 22nd ruler of the Joseon, in 1776. Over time, the library also developed into a state-sponsored research institution. In 1782, a royal library annex called Oegyujanggak

360-1088: Is situated on what used to be a golf course that was part of the Yongsan Garrison , the central command of the United States Forces stationed in Korea. The US Army returned a part of the land in 1992 to the Korean government, which went on to become the Yongsan Family Park. While the plans for the museum inside the park began in 1993, its opening was delayed repeatedly by a helipad, which was eventually relocated in 2005 by agreement. The museum contains over 310,000 pieces in its collection with about 15,000 pieces on display at one time. It displays relics and artifacts throughout six permanent exhibition galleries such as Prehistory and Ancient History Gallery, Medieval and Early Modern History Gallery, Donation Gallery, Calligraphy and Painting Gallery, Asian Art Gallery, and Sculpture and Crafts Gallery. It

396-916: Is the magpie . The county flower is the camellia , and the county tree is the ginkgo . There are also two mascots, Gang and Jin, who represent fire and water, respectively, and who appear throughout the county on signs and sidewalks. A small portion of Wolchulsan National Park is located in Gangjin County. There is a monument to 17th-century Dutch explorer Hendrick Hamel , the first westerner to experience and write about Korea 's Joseon Dynasty era. Hamel and his men were shipwrecked on Jeju island , and they remained captives in Korea for 13 years. 34°38′26″N 126°46′12″E  /  34.6405555656°N 126.77000001°E  / 34.6405555656; 126.77000001 Gangjin Kiln Sites Gangjingun Kiln Sites

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432-659: Is the flagship museum of Korean history and art in South Korea . Since its establishment in 1945, the museum has been committed to various studies and research activities in the fields of archaeology, history, and art, continuously developing a variety of exhibitions and education programs. It was relocated to the Yongsan District in Seoul in 2005. On June 24, 2021, the National Museum of Korea opened

468-447: Is the sixth largest museum in the world in terms of floor space, now covering a total of 295,551 m (3,180,000 sq ft). In order to protect the artifacts inside the museum, the main building was built to withstand a magnitude 6.0 Richter Scale earthquake. The display cases are equipped with shock-absorbent platforms. There is also an imported natural lighting system which utilizes sunlight instead of artificial lights and

504-811: The Bangudae Petroglyphs and Songgung-ni are found in the Neolithic and Bronze Age Rooms. Also on the first floor is the Medieval and Early Modern History Gallery, which showcases the cultural and historical heritage throughout the Unified Silla, Balhae, Goryeo, and Joseon periods. The eight rooms of the gallery include the Unified Silla Room, Balhae Room, Goryeo Room, and the Joseon Room. The second floor contains

540-939: The Buncheong Ware Room, the White Porcelain Room, and the Buddhist Sculpture Room. Also on the third floor is the Asian Arts Gallery, which contains 970 pieces that explore the similarities and divergences of Asian art and the confluence of Asian and Western art via the Silk Road . The five rooms are the Indian & Southeast Asian Art Room, the Central Asian Art Room, the Chinese Art Room,

576-697: The Goryeo dynasty reached very high levels of refinement. The kilns at Buan -gun in North Jeolla Province produced earthenware while the Ganjingun kilns produced celadon wares. The kiln sites are important today because they are the remnants of the pottery culture. The 188 kilns of the Gangjingun Kiln Sites are located in the regions of Yongunni, Gyeyulli, Sadangni, and Sudongni. 98 of these are designated as historic sites by

612-754: The Sinan Undersea Relics Room, and the Japanese Art Room. The Fifth-century Silla gold crown was excavated from the North tomb of Hwangnamdaechong in Gyeongju. More ornaments, including a silver belt ornament inscribed ( 보인대 )'Buindae ("Madame's belt"), were found in the North tomb than in the South tomb, suggesting that the North tomb is a woman's. The gold crown reflects the owner's political and social class. This Bodhisattva, from

648-799: The Donation Gallery and the Calligraphy and Painting Gallery, which contains 890 pieces of art that showcase the traditional and religious arts of Korea in line and color. The Calligraphy and Painting Gallery is divided into four rooms: the Painting Room, the Calligraphy Room, the Buddhist Paintings Room, and the Sarangbang (Scholar's Studio). The Donation Gallery holds 800 pieces of art donated from

684-593: The Gyeonbokgung Palace. The museum was moved again in 1986 to the Jungangcheong, the former Japanese General Government Building , where it was housed (with some controversy and criticism) until the building's demolition in 1995. In December 1996, the museum was opened to the public in temporary accommodations in the renovated Social Education Hall, before officially reopening in its new building in Yongsan Family Park on October 28, 2005. The museum

720-744: The Iuchi Isao Collection Room, and the Other Collection Room. The third floor contains the Sculpture and Crafts Gallery, with 630 pieces that represent Korean Buddhist sculpture and craftwork. Highlights of the gallery include Goryeo Celadon wares and National Treasure of Korea No. 83, Bangasayusang (or Pensive Bodhisattva). The five rooms of the gallery are the Metal Arts Room, the Celadon Room,

756-478: The Joseon royal family. The text explains every process in detail and is supported by illustrations elaborately drawn by hand. These served as references for later generations organizing similar ceremonies or events. The Uigwe began to be produced in the 15th century, during early Joseon, and the practice continued to the end of the kingdom in the early 20th century. They preserve core elements of Confucian culture, which revered ritual and propriety. These works also show

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792-552: The Korean government. The 75 kilns in Yongunni are in generally in good condition and are some of the earliest dated. These kilns are dated to the 10th and 11th centuries. These kilns provide clues for scholars interested in discovering the origins and kiln characteristics of the first Korean celadons manufactured. Fragments of ancient Chinese kiln products have also been uncovered in this region. 59 kilns remain in Gyeyulli and

828-653: The Oegyujanggak books to Korea on a renewable five-year lease. After 145 years, they were repatriated in April and June 2011 in four separate installments. A special exhibition, The Return of the Oegyujanggak Uigwe from France: Records of the State Rites of the Joseon Dynasty , was held from 19 July to 18 September 2011. In June 2011, before of the exhibition, the museum showcased five copies of

864-469: The Oegyujanggak books. However, contrary to the promise, the Oegyujanggak books were not returned. In October 2000, at another summit between the two countries, they agreed to return 63 volumes, which had no handwritten copies in Korea, in the form of a "reciprocal cultural heritage exchange exhibition" by 2001. However, the return negotiations were either postponed or delayed by the French side, which showed

900-407: The colors, patterns, and glazes used were very diverse. The Daegumyeon kiln site was rediscovered in 1914. Excavations unearthed a wide variety of pottery fragments diverse in shape, size and colors. The Daegumyeon kiln site is unusual because of the high concentration of kilns and because the dates of these kilns range throughout the entire Goryeo Dynasty. This site, therefore, is very valuable as

936-657: The early Seventh-century, sits with one leg over the other, lost in thought with fingers on its cheeks. The pose is derived from that of the Buddha contemplating the life of human beings. This statue wears a flat crown called the 'Three Mountain Crown' or 'Lotus Crown.' The torso is naked, adorned by a simple necklace. There are remarkable similarities with the wooden Pensive Bodhisattva at the Koryuji Temple in Kyoto, Japan, which

972-1039: The gallery are the Palaeolithic Room, the Neolithic Room, the Bronze Age and Gojoseon Room, the Proto Three Kingdoms Room, the Goguryeo Room, the Baekje Room, the Gaya Room, and the Silla Room. Ranging from chipped stone handaxes to luxurious ancient royal ornaments, the relics displayed here show the long journey taken by early settlers on the Peninsula towards developing their unique culture. Artifacts from important prehistoric sites and settlements such

1008-758: The governing philosophy and systems by which the Joseon state was run. Their historical and cultural value has been recognized globally, as the “Royal Protocols of Joseon Dynasty”* were inscribed into the UNESCO Memory of the World Register in 2007. Two hundred and ninety-seven volumes of the Protocols that were looted in 1866 during the French campaign against Korea were kept at the Bibliothèque nationale de France . In 1975, Dr. Park Byung-sun, who

1044-472: The hole for incense is a curved knob with a Seven Treasure design incised to aid the release of scent. The " Gyeongcheonsa Ten-Story Pagoda " ( 경천사 십층석탑 ; 敬天寺十層石塔 ) was originally erected at the monastery Gyeongcheonsa in the fourth year (1348) of King Chungmok of Goryeo. In 1907, it was illegally smuggled to Japan by a Japanese court official, but was returned in 1918 at the behest of British and American journalists, E. Bethell and H. Hulbert. In 1960, it

1080-490: The kilns in this region date from the 11th century to the 13th century. Excavations have uncovered pottery similar in style to Yongunni pottery but most pottery shards are of the conventional inlaid celadon type. The 43 kilns of Sadangni are dated from the 12th to 14th centuries. The kilns at Tangion village date from the early 12th century to the 13th century and are representative of the Goryeo ceramic kilns which were used in

1116-462: The nucleus of the National Museum's collection, which was established when South Korea regained independence in 1945. During the Korean War , the museum's 20,000 pieces were safely moved to Busan to avoid destruction. When the museum returned to Seoul after the war, it was housed at both Gyeongbokgung and Deoksugung Palace. In 1972, the museum moved again to a new building on the grounds of

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1152-1166: The private collections of collectors. The gallery is divided into eleven rooms: the Lee Hong-kun Collection Room, the Kim Chong-hak Collection Room, the Yu Kang-yul Collection Room, the Park Young-sook Collection Room, the Choi Young-do Collection Room, the Park Byong-rae Collection Room, the Yoo Chang-jong Collection Room, the Kaneko Kazushige Collection Room, the Hachiuma Tadasu Collection Room,

1188-421: The production of Goryeo celadons, famous for their superior kingfisher color and inlay technique. The pottery produced here would be during the peak of the creative development of Korean celadon. An additional six kilns remain in Sudongni which date to the 14th century but most have been destroyed due to river erosion and farming. These celadon kilns were still employing techniques from previous centuries although

1224-461: Was established on Gangwha Island to preserve important documents related to the royal family more systematically and securely than possible in the capital. Oegyujanggak housed copies of writings, calligraphy, and drawings by former kings as well as the royal genealogies, uigwe, and other such items. As such it was a repository of royal family culture. It includes records of the preparations for state-sponsored events and ceremonies involving key members of

1260-594: Was restored to Gyoengbokgung Palace, but proved difficult to conserve because of acid rain and weathering. So, it was dismantled again in 1995, to be housed inside in the National Museum of Korea's 'Path to History' when the museum reopened in 2005. The Eighteenth-century painter Kim Hong-do, also known as Danwon , is known for his humorous and candid paintings of the lives of common people. This album consists of twenty-five paintings, each focusing on figures without background features. Kim's paintings appear sketchy, yet show expressive brush strokes and balanced composition. It

1296-465: Was working as a contract employee at the National Library of France, discovered that the library held books from the Joseon Dynasty. She organized the Protocols, and their existence became known. During the Korea-France summit in September 1993, French President Mitterrand, aiming to secure the TGV contract for the construction of the Gyeongbu High-Speed Railway, brought one volume of the "Huigyeongwonweonsodogam Uigwe" to demonstrate his intention to return

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