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Busan Museum to Host “Secret Independence Agents: In Search of the Great Heroes of Liberation” This Summer

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The Busan Metropolitan City Museum (hereinafter referred to as “Busan Museum”) announced that it will operate a special program titled “Secret Independence Agents: In Search of the Great Heroes of Liberation” from August 5 to August 10 as part of its seasonal summer program “Summer at the Museum 2025” for elementary school students.

This educational program is linked to the museum’s ongoing special exhibition “The Hour of Liberation, Walking Through That Day: The Independence Movement in Busan and Beomeosa Temple” and will run twice daily at 10:00 AM and 1:00 PM for a total of 12 sessions. Each session can accommodate up to 20 elementary school students.

The program focuses on “Beomeosa Temple and the Buddhist Clergy’s Anti-Japanese Movement” and “The Activities of Independence Activists in the Busan Area,” and offers a variety of engaging experiences including a tour of the exhibition halls, a mission to decode the “W-K Code,” and crafting a “Flower Lantern of Hope” (pressed flower mood light).

The W-K Code: A Korean-language cipher developed to secure communication for the Korean Liberation Army. It is a highly advanced Korean cryptographic system using numerical combinations to encode consonants, vowels, and frequently used phrases. It is also known as the “Woojeon Kim Cipher,” named after its creator.

The program will begin with a preliminary learning session on the March 1st Movement, Beomeosa Temple, the Buddhist clergy, and Busan’s independence activists. Participants will then learn how to decode the W-K Cipher created by Kim Woo-jeon, a member of the Korean Liberation Army, and carry out a code-breaking mission using an operation notebook. This will be followed by an in-depth exploration of historical figures and the independence movement through observation of artifacts from the special exhibition, guided by an educational instructor. The program concludes with a hands-on activity making a “Flower Lantern of Hope,” symbolizing the light of hope carried by independence fighters during the liberation struggle.

Registration for the program begins tomorrow (July 29) at 10:00 AM through the city’s integrated reservation system (reserve.busan.go.kr) on a first-come, first-served basis. Detailed information can be found on the Busan Museum website (museum.busan.go.kr/busan). For inquiries, please contact the Busan Museum Education and Public Relations Team at ☎ 051-610-7182.

Jung Eun-woo, Director of the Busan Museum, stated, “Through this program, we hope children will gain a deeper understanding of Busan’s independence movement and the meaning of liberation through direct experiences. Busan Museum will continue to develop diverse educational programs to become a historical and cultural space that is accessible to all citizens.”