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Busan Museum of Art to Recruit Participants for the 2025 Docent Training Program (Basic Course)

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November 11–27, every Tuesday and Thursday, at the Busan Cinema Center’s Biff Hill 2F Seminar Room

Free six-session course open to Busan citizens aged 20 or older, offering education from art history to contemporary media art trends to foster local cultural engagement.
Graduates of the basic course will be eligible to apply for the advanced Practical Competency Enhancement Program.

Busan Museum of Art (hereinafter referred to as “the Museum”) announced that it is now accepting applications for the 2025 Docent Training Program (Basic Course).

This program aims to cultivate professional exhibition docents among Busan citizens.

The course consists of six sessions held every Tuesday and Thursday from November 11 to 27 at the 2F Seminar Room of the Busan Cinema Center’s Biff Hill.
Lecture topics include:
• The Role and Ethics of Exhibition Docents and the Space of the Busan Museum of Art
• History of Modern and Contemporary Art in Korea and Busan
• Trends in Contemporary Art
• Media Art and Digital Sensibility

Through this program, the Museum seeks to discover docents who possess both art-historical knowledge and a sense of public responsibility, while expanding citizens’ opportunities to appreciate cultural and artistic experiences and strengthening the Museum’s role as a participatory cultural institution.

Eligibility is open to all Busan citizens aged 20 or older. Fifty participants will be selected for each session.

Participants who complete at least four of the six sessions will receive a certificate of completion and become eligible to apply for the Advanced Docent Training Program (Practical Competency Enhancement Course), scheduled to begin in 2026.

The advanced course will focus on hands-on training, including public speaking, exhibition script writing, customer service, and field practice, nurturing professional docents who can immediately contribute to exhibition interpretation.

Applications will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.
Applicants should download the application form from the Museum’s official website (art.busan.go.kr) and submit it via email to kms4136@korea.kr.
There is no participation fee.

For detailed information, please visit the Museum’s website or contact the Curatorial Research Office at 051-740-2686 / 4241.

Seo Jin-seok, Director of the Busan Museum of Art, stated,
“Docents play a vital role in connecting creators and audiences within the museum.
Busan Museum of Art will continue to systematically train professional docents and bring the museum closer to citizens.”