The National Museum of Korea(NMK) cordially invites you to the international symposium on May 15^th, 2015.

It is our greatest pleasure to announce that this year the National Museum of Korea will have its 10th anniversary of reconstruction and opening to the public at Yongsan, Seoul, in 2005. Along with the visual reconstruction, the NMK experienced a great change within itself in terms of its concepts and ideas, which successfully led to a significant change in how people understand museums.

In order to celebrate the rebirth of our museum, the NMK and the Korean National Committee of ICOM(ICOM Korea) are holding an international symposium under the title “The Future of Museums and Participation”, on May 15th. The symposium, which will be organized as an opening conference of the Korean Museum Association’s 9th General Assembly from May 15th to 17th, will also emphasize the sharing of ideas on the possible paths for the museums around the world. World-renowned speakers will join the symposium to share their ideas with the audience, and many who are interested in the convergence of culture and IT, or the museum construction, as well as the future of museums will find this opportunity very amusing to attend.

For more details, please see below:
 

The Future of Museums and Participation International Symposium 10th Anniversary of the National Museum of Korea’s Reconstruction and Opening to the Public - Date: Friday, 15 May 2015 - Venue: Main Auditorium, National Museum of Korea
09:30-10:30	Registration
Official Opening (MC: Chang Kyungsook, Secretary-General, Korean National Committee of ICOM)
10:30-10:35	Opening Address                   Kim Youngna, Director-General, National Museum of Korea
10:35-10:40	Welcome Address               Bae Kidong, Chairperson, Korean National Committee of ICOM
Anticipating the Future of Museums
10:40-11:10	The Significance of the National Museum of Korea's Reconstruction and Opening to the Public in Yongsan and Tasks Ahead Yi Kun-Moo, Former Director-General, National Museum of Korea
11:10-11:40	Museum Island and Humboldt-Forum: A New Centre for Art and Culture in Berlin Hermann Parzinger, President, Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation, Germany
Museum Construction and Reconstruction
13:20-13:50	Visitor-friendly Museum Architecture: The Case of Kyoto National Museum's New Wing Sasaki Jōhei, Director, Kyoto National Museum/ President, National Institutes for Cultural Heritage, Japan
13:50-14:20	Afghanistan’s Museum Sector, and the Case of the Bamiyan Cultural Centre Paolo Fontani, Director, UNESCO Afghanistan Office
14:20-14:40	Coffee Break
Trends in Museums
14:40-15:10	Human-Museum Interaction: A Framework for Facilitating Museum Goer’s Participation Wohn Kwangyun, Professor, Graduate School of Culture Technology, KAIST (Director, Experience Lab)
15:10-15:40	Technology Meets Culture: The Google Cultural Institute Amit Sood, Director, Google Cultural Institute
15:40-16:10	Turning ‘Spectators’ into Active ‘Participants’: A Vision for Museum Education at the National Museum of Korea Lee Sumi, Head of Education Division, National Museum of Korea
16:10-16:30	Coffee Break
Discussion and Q&A
16:30-17:30	All the Speakers Moderator: Gwak Dongseok, Director, National Museum of Korea Curatorial Affairs Office

 
- Korean-English-Japanese simultaneous interpretation will be provided, and the registration is free.
- In order to register for the symposium, please leave your name and contact to the E-mails: <songsnow@korea.kr>, <PLL@korea.kr> or telephone: 02-2077-9229