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Recruitment Opens for Participants in the Busan Museum of Art 2026 Docent Training Program (Advanced Course)

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The Busan Museum of Art (hereinafter referred to as “the Museum”) announced that it will operate the “Docent Training Program (Advanced Course)” from July 7 to July 30 to strengthen the capabilities of professional docents in the region ahead of its reopening in September.

As a follow-up to last year’s “Docent Training Program (Basic Course),” the program has been designed to further develop the interpretive skills and visitor communication abilities required in actual exhibition settings.

The program consists of eight sessions and covers practical topics including art history, exhibition interpretation, exhibition script writing, visitor engagement, and speech training.

Major lectures will include topics such as the necessity and value of museum docents in the age of artificial intelligence (AI), “Behind the Exhibition—Between Official Documents and Sensibility,” and “Slow Looking: A Different Way to See Art and the World.”

• ●Slow Looking: A viewing method that involves spending an extended period observing and contemplating artworks.

In particular, experts from various fields—including museum curators, education planners, exhibition planners, and speech specialists—will participate to provide practical training grounded in real-world experience.

Applications will be accepted from June 10 through June 17. Applicants can download the application form from the Museum’s website (art.busan.go.kr) and submit it via email to the program coordinator at iyun@korea.kr. Final participants will be announced on the website on June 19.

Eligible applicants include graduates of the “2025 Busan Museum of Art Docent Training Program (Basic Course)” and individuals with prior docent experience who are capable of engaging in docent activities. Detailed information is available on the Museum’s website.

Through this program, the Museum plans to identify and cultivate professional interpreters who can actively work in exhibition spaces following the reopening and to further expand the role of docents as cultural mediators connecting citizens with the Museum.

Seo Jin-seok, Director of the Busan Museum of Art, stated, “Docents are not merely providers of exhibition information but important cultural mediators who connect visitors with exhibitions. Through this advanced course, we hope to cultivate professionals with a strong understanding of museum operations and excellent communication skills, thereby providing visitors with an even richer museum experience after the reopening.”