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Sungkyunkwan University
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Introduction of Museum |
Vivid
museum, open museum.
Sungkyunkwan University Museum collects, excavates
and exhibits the cultural assets of Korea covering
various areas including the Confucian culture of
the Joseon Era, anthology, and history. To fulfill
its purpose, the university opened the museum on
the fifth floor of then central library on June
22, 1964. The museum moved to the 12th floor of
the second faculty hall (named Hoam Hall) in the
liberal arts/social science campus in June 1979.
The museum was then again moved to the 600 th -Anniversary
Building built to commemorate the 600th anniversary
of the university in 2000. The museum is a modern
institution with a 40-year history and advanced
technology systems in the exhibition halls in some
16,000 m2 of space.
The artifacts kept by the museum include remains
illustrating the life styles in the Joseon Era such
as stationeries, letters, furniture and accessories
of scholars. The museum has also collected artifacts
in different areas ranging from stone swords of
the new stone age and earthenware from the bronze
age to the folklore articles and artworks from the
pre-modern and modern eras. Since 1969, the museum
has been continuously conducting surveys and collecting
rubbed copies of inscribed characters throughout
the country. The surveys have yielded about 670
rubbed copies, and the copies are valuable resource
in the research of inscribed characters in Korea. |
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Introduction to Exhibition
Halls |
University History Hall |
The hall exhibits the 600 year history of Sungkyunkwan
University with artifacts and display panels. The
university's history is separated into 4 periods,
Founding/Early Years (1398 ~ 1946), Establishment
(1946 ~ 1965), Progress & Development (1965
~ 1981) and Rapid Advancement (1981 ~ 1999).
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Confucian Culture Hall |
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The hall exhibits the life of a scholar in
chronological order from birth to death through
stationeries and accessories illustrating
the typical lives and life styles of scholars
in the Joseon Era. |
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Husband's room |
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Reproduction of the husband's room of the
house of Euiseong Kim's family. The room was
built with traditional architecture without
using nails, and the grace of a scholar's
room is restored with the actual artifacts.
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Wife's room |
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Reproduction of a wife's room of the Euiseong
Kim's family. The room is simple in design
and decorated with pieces of traditional furniture.
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Hall of writings, paintings and rubbed copies |
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hall exhibits paintings, maps, writings and
rubbed copies from the Joseon Era. |
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Hall of porcelains |
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The hall exhibits the artifacts from the periods
prior to the Goryeo Era. The exhibited stoneware,
bronze ware, ironware, roof tiles, bronze
mirrors, celadon, punchung porcelain and white
celadon are categorized according to their
shape, pattern and application. |
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Hall of musical instruments for memorial services
of Confucius shrine |
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hall exhibits large musical instruments and
photographs illustrating musical performances.
The musical instruments were used for the
memorial services of Confucius in the spring
and autumn at Sungkyungkwan. |
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Special exhibition hall |
The spacious hall of approximately 330 m2 allows the museum
to hold various exhibitions in diverse styles. The museum
has successfully exhibited eight special exhibitions starting
with the ‘Exhibition of Humans and Nature' in 2001.
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Representative Relics |
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Geunmuk |
 
Age: Joseon Era
Size: 52.6 cm wide, and 31.5 cm long |
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is the title of a hardcover book containing
simple writings such as letters from 1136
intellectuals edited by Se-Chang Oh (aka Wichang:
1864 ? 1953). ‘Geunum' stands for the writings
on the hill of the Sharon roses, the flower
of Korea. The artifact contains writings by
various persons including Mong-Ju Jeong of
the Goryeo Era and Do-Yeong Lee of the Korea
Empire era, and covers a period of 600 years.
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artifact is important in the studies of the fonts
and brushing styles in Korea, because the collection
contains very diversified fonts and brushing styles
of different writers of various status and occupations.
All of the five writing styles are contained, and
the content of the writing show diversity. The letters
provide insight into the lives of the people over
a period that covers 600 years, and are valuable
for studying changes and patterns of signatures
in the letters of the Joseon Era. |
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Certificate of worthy retainer for foundation
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Joseon Dynasty |
Age: Joseon Era
Size: 740 cm wide, and 332 cm long
Designated cultural asset: Treasure No. 1076
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Certificate of Merit for founding of the Joseon
Dynasty issued to Cheon-Ri Kim was designated
Treasure No. 1076 in 1991. In 1395, the individuals
who played an important role in the establishment
of the Joseon Dynasty (1392, the first year
of King Taejo's reign) were bestowed with
an honorary title and given a Certificate
of Merit, and later other posthumous, secondary
Certificates of Merit were awarded to individuals
who have contributed to the country. |
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This certificate was issued to Cheon-Ri Kim, the
vice-governor of Miljik, in September 1395, and
recorded in the ledger of the Certificates of Merit.
There are two types of certificates: King's message
and Certificate of Merit. It was a common practice
for the king's messages to be given as primary Certificates
of Merit, and the printed certificates to be issued
as secondary Certificates of Merit. This certificate
contains 680 handwritten names of individuals who
were awarded the Certificate of Merit and description
of the reasons for their selection. |
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How to Find Us |
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Visiting the Museum |
The museum performs exhibitions,
academic activities and education for the students
as well as the community residents, and invites
you to visit the museum (free admission).
For groups, please first apply for a group visit
on the homepage of the museum, then call the liberal
arts office at the museum (phone: 760-1321). It
is recommended that teachers or adults accompany
minors.
Photographing or replicating the artifacts require
the approval of the curator. |
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Location |
Bus: 2. 5-1. 6. 34-1. 63-1.
84. 85. 205. 222. 361. 710. 716. 725
Seat bus: 16. 63-1. 84. 85-2. 725. 902
Subway - Hyehwa Station of subway line IV: No. 1
exit. Board the Sungkyunkwan University shuttle
bus and take it to the 600th Anniversary Building
(bus ticket: 300 Won) |
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Phone |
Liberal Arts Office - Phone: 82-2-760-1216~7, fax:
82-2-760-1218
Address: Sungkyunkwan University Museum
53, Myeongnyun-dong 3-ga, Jongno-gu, Seoul 110-745
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Hours of operation |
· 10:00 - 17:00 Monday through
Friday
(Admission allowed until 30 minutes before closing)
· Closed on the anniversary of the university (September
25), national holidays, Saturdays and Sundays
(or by discretion of the museum) |
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E-mail |
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smuseum@skku.edu |
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