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The National Museum of Korea offers the annual NMK Museum Network Fellowship to highlight Korean heritage abroad.
The program was initiated in 2012 to promote research and museum activities— including exhibitions and programs—focused on Korea at museums around the world. For approximately ten days, museum professionals outside Korea are invited to the National Museum of Korea, where they have the opportunity to develop their skills and knowledge, and to network with experts in Korea.
Desired candidates should meet all the following four criteria.
- Professionals employed by museums or other related institutions as well as independent museum professionals in the field of Korean and Asian culture based outside Korea
Researchers (Ph.D. candidates or above) with experience in or plans for research in the field of museum studies are eligible to apply. - Individuals who have majored in Korean or Asian archaeology, history, art, culture, etc., or those responsible for managing projects in these fields
- Individuals with experience of conducting projects or research concerning Korea in the last five years, or those with plans for projects and research related to Korea in the next two years
- Individuals who are able to participate in the entire program conducted in English
Official language: English
Program
The NMK Museum Network Fellowship consists of Roundtables, Networkshops, Consultations, and Visits. A sample timetable for the NMK Museum Network Fellowship is provided below for reference. Please note that this year’s program may be subject to change.
| Day | Morning | Break | Afternoon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day 0 | Arrival | ||
| Day 1 | □ Orientation | Luncheon with Director General | □ Networkshop (Children’s Museum) □ Roundtable I |
| Day 2 | □ Networkshop (Buddhist Art) | Lucheon with Chief Curator | □ Networkshop (Ceramics) □ Personalized Consultation □ Exhibition Tour |
| Day 3 | □ Day Trip to Gongju - Visits to Gongju National Museum and Magoksa Temple | ||
| Day 4 | □ Networkshop (International Support for Overseas Museums and Exhibition Exchanges) | Luncheon with Exhibition Division | □ Networkshop (Museum Education) □ Visit to National Folk Museum |
| Day 5 | □ Day Trip (optional) | ||
| Day 6 | □ Site Visits (optional) | ||
| Day 7 | □ Networkshop (Conservation Science) | Luncheon with Cultural Relations and Publicity Division | □ Personalized Consultations |
| Day 8 | □ Networkshop (Goryeo and Joseon) | Lunch | □ Day Trip to Gyeonggi-do Province- Visits to Ceramic Museums, Sites and a Ceramic Studio |
| Day 9 | □ Exhibition Tour (optional) | Luncheon with Executive Director | □ Roundtable II |
| Day 10 | Departure | ||
| Day 0 | |
|---|---|
| Morning | Arrival |
| Break | |
| Afternoon | |
| Day 1 | |
| Morning | □ Orientation |
| Break | Luncheon with Director General |
| Afternoon | □ Networkshop (Children’s Museum) □ Roundtable I |
| Day 2 | |
| Morning | □ Networkshop (Buddhist Art) |
| Break | Lucheon with Chief Curator |
| Afternoon | □ Networkshop (Ceramics) □ Personalized Consultation □ Exhibition Tour |
| Day 3 | |
| Morning | □ Day Trip to Gongju - Visits to Gongju National Museum and Magoksa Temple |
| Break | |
| Afternoon | |
| Day 4 | |
| Morning | □ Networkshop (International Support for Overseas Museums and Exhibition Exchanges) |
| Break | Luncheon with Exhibition Division |
| Afternoon | □ Networkshop (Museum Education) □ Visit to National Folk Museum |
| Day 5 | |
| Morning | □ Day Trip (optional) |
| Break | |
| Afternoon | |
| Day 6 | |
| Morning | □ Site Visits (optional) |
| Break | |
| Afternoon | |
| Day 7 | |
| Morning | □ Networkshop (Conservation Science) |
| Break | Luncheon with Cultural Relations and Publicity Division |
| Afternoon | □ Personalized Consultations |
| Day 8 | |
| Morning | □ Networkshop (Goryeo and Joseon) |
| Break | Lunch |
| Afternoon | □ Day Trip to Gyeonggi-do Province - Visits to Ceramic Museums, Sites and a Ceramic Studio |
| Day 9 | |
| Morning | □ Exhibition Tour (optional) |
| Break | Luncheon with Executive Director |
| Afternoon | □ Roundtable II |
| Day 10 | |
| Morning | Departure |
| Break | |
| Afternoon | |
NMK Museum Network Fellowship Alumni
2024
- Gwendolyn ADAMS | Senior Collection Specialist (East Asia), Royal Ontario Museum, Canada
- Lauren BARNES | Curator (Korean Collections), Oriental Museum, Durham University, UK
- Min Li FOO | Assistant Director, Founders’ Memorial, National Heritage Board, Singapore
- Laura GIULIANO | Curator of the Gandharan, Indian and South-East Asian Collections, Museo delle Civiltà, Italy
- Sol JUNG | Assistant Curator, National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, US
2023
- Nicole DOWD | Head of Public Programs, National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, US
- Jiyeon KIM | Curator of Korean Art, Peabody Essex Museum, US
- Vicki Sung-yeon KWON | Associate Curator, Royal Ontario Museum, Canada
- Martin PETERSEN | Senior Researcher, National Museum of Denmark, Denmark
- Tongyun YIN | Cofrin Curator of Asian Art, Harn Museum of Art, University of Florida, US
2022
- Due to the ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s Fellowship was replaced by an online alumni reunion.
2021
- (lecturer)
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- Ms. Hae-won Kim | Chief Curator of Academic Research Division, Gyeongju National Museum, Republic of Korea
- Ms. So-yeon Shin | Curator of Future Strategy Division, National Museum of Korea, Republic of Korea
- Ms. Hyun-sook Lee | Specialist of Design Team, National Museum of Korea, Republic of Korea
- Ms. Eun-jeong Chang | Curator of Digital Museum Division, National Museum of Korea, Republic of Korea
- Mr. Bum-hwan Kim | General Manager of Culture, Information and Convergence Department, KCISA, Republic of Korea
- Ms. Hye-jin Cho | Curator of Education Division, National Museum of Korea, Republic of Korea
- Ms. Soo-mi Lee | Director, Gwangju National Museum, Republic of Korea
- Ms. Yeon-shim Chung | Professor of Department of Art History and Theory, Hongik University, Republic of Korea
- (presenter)
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- Mr. Hwan Choi | Associate Curator of Cultural Infrastructure Division, Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Republic of Korea
- Mr. Sang-deok Yoon | Head of Exhibition Division, National Museum of Korea, Republic of Korea
- Mr. Ju-hyun Cheon | Associate Curator of Conservation Science Division, National Museum of Korea, Republic of Korea
- Ms. Sang-ah Kim | Curator of Asia Department Korean Collection, The British Museum, Republic of Korea
- Ms. Yeon-soo Chee | Associate Curator of Korean Art, Arts of Asia, The Art Institute of Chicago, USA
- Ms. Soo-jung Kang | Head of Contemporary Art Department 2, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Republic of Korea
- Ms. Charlotte Horlyck | Professor of Korean Art History, SOAS University of London, UK
- Ms. Beatrix Mecsi | Department Head and Associate Professor of Korean Studies, ELTE University, Hungary
- Mr. Jason Steuber, Director, Appleton Museum of Art, USA
- Mr. Chang-ho Ham | Deputy Director of Brand Marketing Team, Korea Tourism Organization, Republic of Korea
- Ms. U-Rey Park | Acting Director of Arts and Culture Department, Korea Foundation, Republic of Korea
- Ms. Mabi Katayama | Professor of Aesthetics and Art History, Tokyo University of the Arts, Japan
2020
- The program was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2019
- Ms. Yu-ping Luk | Curator of Asia Department, The British Museum, UK
- Mr. Jian-wen Wang | Associate Curator of the Archaeological Research Department, Shanghai Museum, China
- Ms. Yoo-jin Choi | Assistant Curator of East Asia, Asian Department, Victoria and Albert Museum, UK
- Ms. Yu-wen Weng | Assistant Curator of the Department of Southern Branch, National Palace Museum, Taiwan
- Ms. Kira Viazovikina | Curator of Department of the Ancient Orient, The Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, Russia
- Ms. Lidia V. Potochkina | Curator of Oriental Department, State Hermitage Museum, Russia
- Mr. Bryce Heatherly | Graduate Student, Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations, University of Pennsylvania, USA
- Mr. Hector Garcia | Curator of Museo del Oro Gold Museum-Central Bank, Colombia
- Ms. Xin Wang | Guanghan Administration of Cultural Heritage Sanxingdui Museum, China
- Ms. Jingwei Cai | Assistant Curator of Chengdu Jinsha Site Museum, China
- Ms. Le My Hoc Vuong | Educator and Exhibition Planner of Vietnam Fine Arts Museum, Vietnam
- Mr. Chanon Kenji Raepipatmongkol | Marjorie Susman Curatorial Fellow of Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, USA
- Ms. Mouza Al-Wardi | Director of Collections Department, National Museum Oman, Oman
- Mr. Chun Wa Chan | Assistant Professor, Department of Fine Arts, University of Hong Kong, China
2018
- Ms. Kanak Lata Singh | Assistant Curator, National Museum, New Delhi, India
- Mr. Andreas Marks | Head of Japanese and Korean Art Department, Minneapolis Institute of Art, USA
- Ms. Maari Hinsberg | Estonian Academy of Arts · Museum Vokenkunde, Estonia
- Mr. Batjargal Uuganbayar | Collection Manager, National Museum of Mongolia, Mongolia
- Ms. Clarissa von Spee | Chair of Asian Department, Cleveland Museum of Art, USA
- Ms. Eline van den Berg | Curator of Asian Ceramics, Princessehof National Museum of Ceramics, Netherlands
- Ms. Rhiannon Paget | Curator of Asian Art, John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art, USA
- Mr. Santiago Balcero | Mediator from the Departments of Education Services and Services to the Public, Museo del Oro del Banco de la Repùblica, Colombia
- Ms. Kunikey Sakhiyeva | Specialist of International Relations Department, National Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan
- Mr. Dietmar Grundmann | Curator of Southeast and East Asia, Grassi Ethnological Museum Leipzig, Germany
- Ms. Magdalena Pinker | Curator of Oriental Art Department, National Museum in Warsaw, Poland
- Mr. Peter Doebler | Kettering Postdoctoral Curatorial Assistant in Asian Art, Dayton Art Institute, USA
- Ms. Grace Lai | Curator of Applied Arts & Design, Auckland War Memorial Museum, New Zealand
- Ms. Ellen Huang | Curator Fellow of Asian Arts, Stanford University Cantor Arts Center, USA
- Ms. Donghua Guan | Curator, Shandong Museum, China
- Ms. Ning Yao | Curatorial Assistant, Asian Art Museum, Germany
- Ms. Bakytgul Nurgozhina | Research Fellow, National Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan
2017
- Ms. Diana Chou | Associate Curator of Asian Art, San Diego Museum of Art, USA
- Ms. Sooa Im McCormick | Assistant Curator of Asian Art, Cleveland Museum of Art, USA
- Ms. Khanh Trinh | Curator of Japanese and Korean Art, Museum of Rietberg, Switzerland
- Ms. Katharina Süberkrüb | Junior Curator, Museum of Ethnology Hamburg, Germany
- Ms. Silvia Gaetti | Curator for Asian Art Collection, Grassi Museum of Applied Arts, Germany
- Ms. Stephanie Su | Robert and Lisa Sainsbury Fellow, Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures, UK
- Mr. Sokha Tep | Ceramic Conservator, Deoartment of Archaeology and Prehistory, Ministory of Culture and Fine Arts, Cambodia
- Ms. De-nin Lee | Assistant Professor of Art History, Emerson College, USA
- Mr. Henning Von Mirbach | PhD student of History of Art and Architecture, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA
- Ms. Yunchen Lu | PhD student of History of Art and Architecture, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA
- Ms. Maria Sobotka | Lecturer of Korean Studies, University of Hamburg | PhD student of East Asian Art History of Free University of Berlin, German
- Ms. Veronika Kovacs | MA Korean Studies, ELTE University, Hungary
2016
- Ms. Birgitta Augustin | Detroit Institute of Arts
- Mr. Yanfei Zhu | University of Chicago
- Ms. Kayi Ho | Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Mr. Chia-Chiu Tsai | National Taiwan Normal University
- Mr. Nathaniel Kingdon | University of California Los Angeles
- Mr. Yuichiro Tashiro | Seoul National University
- Ms. Penny Bailey | University of Queensland
- Ms. Yanfei Yin | Ringling College of Art & Design
- Ms. Snjezana Karinja | Maritime Museum of Piran
- Ms. Petya Andreeva | University of Pennsylvania
- Mr. Ming-Yen Wang | Former Taiwan National Palace Museum
- Ms. Shuyi Kan | Asian Civilizations Museum
- Ms. Angelica Docog | Institute of Texan Cultures
- Mr. Paul Ricketts | University of California, San Diego
2015
- Mr. Karwin Cheung
- Ms. Michaela De Lacaze
- Mr. Frank Feltens
- Ms. Petya Andreeva
- Ms. Gabrielle Niu
- Ms. Alexandra Miller
- Ms. Linda Lin
- Ms. Yim King Mak
- Mr. Chun Wa Chan
- Ms. Fan Zhang
- Ms. Yuhua Ding
- Ms. Eka Suzuki
- Ms. Pei-Ying Lin
- Ms. Elise David
2014
- Ms. Magdalena Kolodziej
- Mr. Andrew Logie
- Mr. Dongshan Zhang
- Mr. Vinay Kumar
- Ms. Jean Young Hyun
- Ms. Sophia Alice Powers
- Mr. Kin Sum Li
- Ms. Minami Eguchi
- Ms. Elizabeth Lee
- Ms. Yan Yang
- Ms. Rory C. Walsh
- Ms. Ornella De Nigris
- Ms. Snjezana Karinja
- Ms. Stephanie Andrea Lauper
- Ms. Chen Yunbing
2013
- Mr. Elmer Veldkamp
- Mr. John Szostak
- Ms. Beatrix Mecsi
- Ms. Penny Bailey
- Ms. Eugenia Bogdanova
- Ms. Rachel Voorhies
- Ms. Lihong Liu
- Ms. Juliette Neu
- Ms. Yanfei Yin
- Ms. Yang Wang
- Ms. Yang Sook Koh
- Ms. CedarBough Saeji
- Ms. Oh Mee Lee
- Mr. Dennis Lee
2012
- Ms.Kimberly Chung
- Ms. Sarah Laursen
- Mr. Ignacio Adriasola
- Ms. Birgitta Augustin
- Mr. Yanfei Zhu
- Mr. Nathaniel Kingdon
- Ms. Ka-Yi Ho
- Ms. Maya Stiller
- Ms. Julia Grimes
- Ms. Marjorie Burge
- Mr. Baoping Li
- Mr. Chia-chiu Tsai
- Mr. Tashiro Yuichiro
How to Apply
The annual fellowship announcement will be posted on the museum website at the beginning of each year. Applicants are expected to submit application forms, CVs, and other required documents accordingly. All applicants will be reviewed, and selected candidates will be notified individually and be announced on the website.
Contact
- Contact
Seulah Kim, International Relations Specialist, National Museum of Korea
- Mail
kimseulah94@korea.kr
- Address
137 Seobinggo-ro, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, 04383, Republic of Korea