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Busan Museum and National Palace Museum of Korea Sign MOU to Co-Host a Special Exhibition in 2026

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Busan Museum (Director: Jeong Eun-woo) and the National Palace Museum of Korea (Director: Jeong Yong-jae) announced that they signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) today (Feb. 4) to jointly host the special exhibition “Joseon Royal Court and World Heritage” (tentative), commemorating the 48th Session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee to be held in Busan in 2026.

The agreement was prepared to promote the value of World Heritage sites related to the Joseon royal court and to support the successful hosting of the 48th Session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, through mutual cooperation between the two institutions. Through this partnership, they agreed to establish a systematic cooperative relationship covering all aspects of exhibition planning and operations, and to join forces in promoting the excellence of Korea’s cultural heritage both domestically and internationally.

At the signing ceremony, Jeong Eun-woo, Director of Busan Museum, and Jeong Yong-jae, Director of the National Palace Museum of Korea, attended in person and signed the agreement.

The MOU includes various measures for successful co-hosting of the special exhibition, including ▲mutual cooperation on exhibition planning and selection of exhibits ▲joint collaboration in producing exhibition-related content.

The exhibition will be held from June 30 to August 30 in the Special Exhibition Gallery at Busan Museum, and is expected to present a high-quality exhibition that combines the expertise of both institutions.

Building on this partnership, the two institutions plan to continue practical collaboration to expand opportunities for citizens to enjoy culture and to further enhance Busan’s cultural stature as the host city of the World Heritage Committee session.

Meanwhile, since opening in 1978, Busan Museum has preserved and studied Busan’s history and culture and shared them with the public. As Busan’s representative museum, it has actively engaged in exchanges with renowned museums at home and abroad and has hosted diverse exhibitions that extend beyond local history.

Since its opening, Busan Museum has held special exhibitions through active exchanges not only with major museums in Korea—including the National Palace Museum of Korea, the National Museum of Korea, and the National Folk Museum of Korea—but also with Asian countries such as China, Japan, Vietnam, and Myanmar.

More recently, it has played a leading role in international cultural exchange beyond regional boundaries by hosting exhibitions such as “The People We Used to Call Indians” (2024) with the Denver Art Museum in the United States, and “The Master’s Secret: 500 Years of Literature and Art from Shakespeare” (2025) with the National Portrait Gallery in the United Kingdom.

Jeong Eun-woo, Director of Busan Museum, stated, “This agreement with the National Palace Museum of Korea is meaningful in that it allows us to present to citizens the outstanding value of Joseon royal court heritage.” He added, “By preparing a high-quality exhibition in step with the time when the world’s attention turns to Busan, we will enhance the international standing of our traditional culture and contribute to the development of local culture.”