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Busan Museum to Host 26th Museum Academy Lecture Series on “Gardens of the Joseon Dynasty”

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Busan Museum announced that it will host the 26th Museum Academy lecture series, titled “Gardens of the Joseon Dynasty,” every Thursday from November 5 to 26, beginning at 1:30 p.m. in the museum's auditorium.

The Museum Academy is one of Busan Museum's flagship public education programs. Established in 1999 and continuing for 26 years, it offers in-depth lectures by leading experts in history, culture, and related fields.

This year's program will run for four weeks, from November 5 to 26, with two lectures each Thursday from 1:30 p.m. to 4:50 p.m., totaling eight lectures. The program is designed for 200 Busan residents.

The lecture series is organized in conjunction with Busan Museum's Special Exchange Exhibition, “Gardens of the Joseon Dynasty: Cultivating the Mind, Wandering Through Landscapes.” It will explore the worldview, garden design philosophy, and cultural values embodied in gardens of the Joseon Dynasty.

November 5: “Gardens of the Joseon Dynasty Depicted Through Brush and Ink” by Song Hee-kyung, Director of the Gyeomjae Jeong Seon Art Museum; and “Garden Culture of Joseon Confucian Scholars” by Lee Wook, Director of the Namdo Culture Research Institute at Sunchon National University.

November 12: “Gardens of the Joseon Dynasty: The Aesthetics of Borrowed Scenery” by Lim Han-sol, Senior Researcher at the Environmental Planning Institute of Seoul National University; and “Refined Leisure and Everyday Life Depicted in Garden Paintings” by Yoon Min-yong, Taehaksa Researcher at the Academy of Korean Studies.

November 19: “The Status of Changdeokgung Palace and the Multifaceted Character of Its Rear Garden” by Park Hee-sung, Research Professor at the Institute of Seoul Studies; and “The Development and Characteristics of Garden and Woodland Culture in the Late Joseon Dynasty” by Kim Se-ho, Professor in the Department of Classical Chinese Literature at Gyeongsang National University.

November 26: “A Comparison of Garden Cultures in Korea, China, and Japan” by Lim Tae-seung, Professor in the Department of East Asian Studies at Sungkyunkwan University; and “Contemporary Garden Culture: A Modern Reinterpretation of Traditional Landscape Architecture” by So Hyun-soo, Professor in the Department of Landscape Architecture at the University of Seoul.

Registration will be available on a first-come, first-served basis from 10:00 a.m. on October 28 until 5:00 p.m. on November 2 through the Busan Museum website (https://museum.busan.go.kr/busan). On-site registration will also be available on lecture days if seats remain. All lectures are free of charge.

Further details are available on the Busan Museum website (https://museum.busan.go.kr/busan). For inquiries, contact the museum's Education and Public Relations Team at 051-610-7182.

Jung Eun-woo, Director of Busan Museum, said, “As this Museum Academy lecture series has been organized in conjunction with the Special Exchange Exhibition, it will provide an excellent opportunity for residents to understand the meanings, distinctive characteristics, and beauty of gardens from the Joseon Dynasty.”

She added, “I hope many residents will join us this autumn to experience the atmosphere of Joseon gardens and gain an appreciation of the thoughts and sentiments of the Confucian scholars reflected in them.”