지난전시 게시판읽기(DONATED ARTIFACTS OF MODERN AGE) | 이화여자대학교 박물관

DONATED ARTIFACTS OF MODERN AGE: 전시장소Donated Artifacts Exhibition Hall; 전시기간2017.2.24. . - 2018.3.31. .

It is no exaggeration to say that the Ewha Womans University Museum has grown since its opening using donations as a stepping stone from Ewha alumnae, including the several presidents, and individuals who have believed in and cared deeply for the museum. Owing to the many people who have made donations without asking for any kind of gain, we were able to house a multitude of valuable cultural assets even though we are a university museum. Especially in the past few years, the donations of modern artifacts collected during Korea’s modern period and passed down in families have increased and the museum has been able to collect various artifacts from the time. To express our gratitude, we prepared the Donated Artifacts of Modern Age exhibition, focusing on artifacts that have been donated in recent years.

This exhibition features photographs which allow us to take a look at Korean society of the modern era, as well as letters, furniture, costumes, and craftwork. The letter handwritten in Korean by Empress Myeongseong is especially of high value, as it is being introduced for the first time. In terms of photographs, the exhibit is featuring a photograph of Empress Sunjeonghyo and a photo album decorated in the Japanese-style, which contains 50 photos of streetcars, streets, and people. Included among donated costume artifacts are a skirt made of valuable Andongpo, a seamless one-piece skirt made of broad cotton fabric dyed in black, and thimbles and patchwork wrapping-cloths of beautiful colors that are in step with today’s artistic taste. Others include wooden tables that display aesthetic qualities different from traditional furniture due to the installation of its many drawers and an asymmetrical division of the plane, and the works of Artist Kim Bong-ryong (1902-1994) who carries on the legacy of the modern craft of lacquerware inlaid with mother-of-pearl. We would like to take this exhibition as an opportunity to convey our deepest thanks to our donors.