Jinju National Museum

“Since the disturbance many of my friends and relatives were either killed by the enemy’s sword or died of diseases… In times of peace, we, both young and old, often gathered together to enjoy ourselves, drinking and talking. Now, those days will never come again. How could such a thought not fill me with sorrow and lament?” 
November 15th,1593 excerpt from journal Swaemirok -

About 420 years ago, a diary was written by the head of the househ...

Among the prehistoric artifacts of Korea, there are certain types of pottery of exemplary beauty that capture our attention. They are known as hongdo (red-burnished pottery) and chaedo (pottery with eggplant design). The red shiny surfaces, distinctive eggplant-shaped designs, and sophisticated vessel forms of these two pottery types leave a strong impression. How and why did prehistoric people make and use such pottery? The aim of this exhibition is to address such questions. 

2020 Theme Exhibition in Celebration of Buddha's Birthday "The Little Buddha in Hand"

Hizen is the former name of the present-day Saga and Nagasaki prefectures located in northern Kyushu, Japan. Hizen contained Nagoya Castle, which was erected as a military base to dispatch troops to invade Joseon during the Imjin War (Japanese invasion of Korea in 1592), and it was also part of the state of the family of Nabeshima, a Japanese general known to have taken the largest number of artisans from Joseon as prisoners. It was also the place where Japanese ceramics originated and became ...