Exhibitions and Craft Workshops After Work: Autumn Nights at the Seoul Museum of History

[Financial News] A series of programs lets visitors see exhibitions after work, learn crafts or explore Seoul’s history with their families. The Seoul Museum of History has arranged exhibition tours, hands-on activities and performances to coincide with its fall late-night opening.
According to the Seoul Museum of History on the 10th, its late-night opening, which began on the 15th of last month, will continue through November 30. The permanent and special exhibition galleries, the City Model Video Hall and the Seoul History Reference Room are open until 9 p.m. on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.
According to the museum’s visitor information, it closes at 6 p.m. on Thursdays. Last admission on late-opening days is at 8:30 p.m., so visitors planning a trip should distinguish the admission cutoff from the closing time.
This weekend, “Seoyeokbak Market Street” will be held in the front courtyard and on the deck in the inner courtyard. The market, which opened the previous day, will run from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. that day and from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the 11th. Traditional crafts, food and more will be showcased in spaces modeled on the Joseon-era Six Licensed Shops, licensed and unlicensed markets, and taverns.
“Exhibition Night Stories,” where visitors can hear from the curator who planned the exhibition, begins at 7 p.m. Tours titled “A Grand Tour of Seoul’s Urban Planning” will take place on the 14th and 28th and on November 4, while a tour titled “Yeomin Gongsu” will be held on the 23rd.
The workshop for young adults, “A Night at Gyeonghuigung Palace: Finding My Colors,” will be held on the 23rd and 30th. Participants will make decorative items using dancheong patterns from Gyeonghuigung Palace.
“The Museum on My Way Home from Work: A Moment of Rest at My Fingertips,” for office workers, will be held on the 27th and November 3. Participants will use the colors and knots of bojagi wrapping cloth to make and package magnetic ornaments. Both programs run from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Families with elementary school children can take part in “A Midnight History Tour.” It will be held four times, every Friday from November 6 to 27, from 7 to 8:40 p.m. Each session will accommodate 15 families, who will learn about changes in Seoul during its period of rapid growth through audiovisual lessons, visits to the permanent exhibition and board games.
At the branch Seoul Uri Sori Museum, the “Our Sound Talk Concert” will be held in the numaru hall at 7:30 p.m. on the 30th and November 13. The event brings together performances and stories from young traditional artists.
Exhibition tours, nighttime educational programs and performances are free. Registration for workshops, family programs and other activities is first come, first served through the Seoul Metropolitan Government’s Public Service Reservation website. Applications are scheduled to open at 11 a.m. on the 13th for the young adults’ workshop and on the 19th for the office workers’ workshop.
Exhibition visits and hands-on activities have different schedules and registration procedures, so visitors should first check when their chosen program is running and whether registration is open. Details are available on the museum’s website.
“We hope it will establish itself as a cultural space people can easily visit after work and on weekend evenings,” said Kim Su-jeong, head of the Curatorial Research Division at the Seoul Museum of History.

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