1992-09-08
~ 1992-10-04
In this exhibition, bronze artifacts found
in Korea are re-displayed to increase visitor’s
understanding of changes of bronze culture
in Korea. This exhibition displays a lot
of main ancient bronze objects to give an
opportunity to see Korean bronze culture
in East Asia. It opens from the 8th September
1992 to the 4th October 1992.
Exhibition
of rubbed copies – Buddhist Heritages of Honam
1991-10-10 ~1991-11-03
Rubbing means a copying method which letters
or patterns on stone monuments or sculptures
are copied as they are on the paper by Chinese
ink and copied paper itself. It is frequently
used for archaeological or historical researches
because it is good for reading old letters
or patterns.
Gwangju National Museum exhibits rubbed copies
of Buddhist cultural heritages in Honam to
show the characteristic of Buddhist culture
and art. Total 43 pieces of objects are displayed
from the 10th October 1991 to the 3rd November
1991.
Exhibition
of Korean fan
1991-02-05 ~1991-03-03
Fans have been a must-have item for Korean
people for a long time. It is unknown when
it started being used in our lives, however,
it is estimated that leaves and feathers were
used as the origin of fans in the Prehistoric
Age. We hope this special exhibition may give
an opportunity to show and compare Korean
and foreign fans. Total 267 pieces of objects
are displayed from the 5th February 1991 to
the 3rd March 1991.
Exhibition
of the Bronze Age ~ focusing on Jeollanam-do
Province
1990-10-15 ~1990-11-14
Gwangju National Museum exhibits approximately
500 pieces of objects in the Bronze Age such
as ‘Liaoning type bronze daggers’, stone tools
and earthenware excavated from Jeollanam-do
Province to see the Bronze culture in west-southern
area of Korea. In this exhibition, cultural
heritages excavated from Song-am-dong of Gwangju,
Jangcheon-ri of Yeong-am and Daegok-ri of
Seungju are also displayed to see general
characteristics of the Bronze culture of Jeollanam-do
Province. The exhibition is from the 15th
October 1990 to the 14th November 1990.
Exhibition
of Goryeo Celadon
1989-11-21
~1989-12-17
To commemorate the 1st anniversary of 1988
Seoul Olympic, an exhibition of Goryeo celadon
which was organized by National Museum of
Korea opens in Gwangju National Museum to
introduce fabulous celadon culture of the
Goryeo Dynasty to local residents. Through
this special exhibition we hope to show
our Goryeo celadon, provide local residents
entertainment and develop our cultural identity.
