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Busan Museum of Fisheries Folk Life to Host Special Exhibition: "Corbicula Clams, Embracing Busan"

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The Busan Museum of Fisheries and Maritime Natural History (hereinafter referred to as the “Museum”) announced that it will hold the 2025 special exhibition titled "Corbicula Clams, Embracing Busan" from May 23 to December 21 at the Special Exhibition Hall of the Busan Museum of Fisheries Folk Life (128 Haksaro, Buk-gu).

This exhibition revisits the meaning of corbicula fishing, a once-thriving practice in Busan that is no longer in existence. Through a display of related artifacts, photographs, and videos, visitors will have the opportunity to rediscover Busan’s identity rooted in its unique corbicula fisheries.

The exhibition consists of two parts:

• ●Part 1: "The Journey of Corbicula, Busan and the Nakdong River"

• ●Part 2: "Corbicula Soup, Containing Memories"

The exhibition presents donated artifacts from Busan citizens who once engaged in corbicula fishing, street vending, and food service industries, along with oral history materials, photographs, and videos that document the fading memory of corbicula harvesting.

• ●Part 1: "The Journey of Corbicula, Busan and the Nakdong River" introduces the species and ecology of corbicula, the etymology of the word “corbicula,” various traditional harvesting methods, the decline of corbicula fishing in Busan, and the city’s recent efforts to restore the tradition.

• ●Part 2: "Corbicula Soup, Containing Memories" explores the historical consumption of corbicula and its establishment as a local cuisine in Busan. It also reexamines the lives of corbicula street vendors, known as “Jaechitguk Ajimae,” through interviews and records, shedding light on the forgotten culture of corbicula harvesting.

The exhibition is open to the public free of charge. For more information, please visit the museum’s website (busan.go.kr/sea) or contact the Exhibition Division at ☎ 051-550-8886.

Lee Yoon-soon, Director of the Museum of Fisheries and Maritime Natural History, stated,
“We hope this exhibition will provide families with an opportunity to enjoy and understand the forgotten history and culture of corbicula harvesting and soup around the Nakdong River estuary—once a symbol of Busan.”