Suwon History Museum Seeking to Acquire Exhibition Artifacts

Suwon City announced on the 29th that it will acquire artifacts to be displayed at the Suwon History Museum, scheduled to open in the second half of this year.

The target artifacts for acquisition include renowned calligraphy works representing Korea, photographs and publications illustrating modern and contemporary life, historical documents, old maps and scientific and technological historical materials, educational certificates, letters, genealogies, and literary collections related to prominent residents of Suwon.

The city plans to specially acquire the "Hwaseong Seongyeok Uigwe" (an architectural report that details the construction process of Suwon's Hwaseong Fortress, built in the 18th century during the reign of King Jeongjo of Joseon) and the "Wonhaeng Eulmyo Jeongni Uigwe" (a report on the 60th birthday celebration of Hyegyeong of the Hong clan, the mother of King Jeongjo).

Individuals or organizations wishing to sell artifacts to Suwon City (including clans), cultural artifact dealers, and corporations must submit their applications to the Cultural and Tourism Division of Suwon City Hall by the 15th of next month with necessary documents including an artifact sales application form, a copy of their resident registration card, and a cultural artifact trading license.

The city plans to review the artifact sales application documents and artifact photographs to select artifacts for evaluation, and then select artifacts for acquisition through deliberation and evaluation by the artifact evaluation committee.

The city has been constructing the Suwon History Museum since May of last year on an 11,000-pyeong site near the back gate of Kyonggi University in Yitong-gu, at a cost of 20.6 billion won, to display renowned Korean calligraphy works and various Suwon-related artifacts donated to the city. The museum is targeted to open by the end of this year.

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