Mrs. Kim Hye-kyung attends special exhibition marking 100th anniversary of Hunmaengjeongeum, Korean Braille

[Financial News] Mrs. Kim Hye-kyung attended the special exhibition “From Dots to the World: 100 Years of Hunmaengjeongeum,” held to mark the 100th anniversary of the creation of Hunmaengjeongeum, Korean Braille, on the 7th.
Ahn Gwi-ryeong, deputy spokesperson for the presidential office, said in a written briefing that day that Mrs. Kim had attended the opening event for the special exhibition at the National Museum of World Writing Systems in Yeonsu District, Incheon.
In her congratulatory remarks, Mrs. Kim said, “A hundred years ago, in 1926, Master Songam Park Du-seong introduced Hunmaengjeongeum to the world, using six dots to enable anyone to read and write in Korean.” She added, “I believe Master Songam Park Du-seong’s heartfelt conviction that people should not be deprived of the joy of learning and communicating just because they cannot see resonates with the spirit in which Sejong the Great created Hunminjeongeum out of care for all the people.”
She also said, “I hope this exhibition will be a time to feel the warm love held in Hunmaengjeongeum and to reflect together on the light that has illuminated the darkness over the past 100 years.”
Mrs. Kim went on to express her hope that society would take another step toward becoming one where everyone, regardless of whether they have a disability, can learn and communicate and share in culture and everyday life.
Hunmaengjeongeum is Korean Braille devised by Master Park Du-seong for literacy education for people with visual impairments during the Japanese colonial period and promulgated on November 4, 1926. It carries on the meaning of Hunminjeongeum and embodies the idea of “the proper sounds for teaching people with visual impairments.”
The special exhibition was organized jointly by the National Museum of World Writing Systems, the National Hangeul Museum and the Songam Braille Library. It runs from today through February 14 next year in the special exhibition gallery at the National Museum of World Writing Systems.

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