National Museum of Korea to resume 'Conversation with the Curator' in two years

▲ This photo, provided by the National Museum of Korea, shows the poster for the special exhibition, "Aztecs."

SEOUL, April 22 (Yonhap) -- The National Museum of Korea announced on the 22nd that it will be resuming the curator commentary exhibition program, "Conversation with the Curator," next month which has been paused due to COVID-19.

From May 4th, every Wednesday at 6 p.m. and 7 p.m., a commentary program will be operated for the special exhibitions including "Aztecs," and small exhibition programs such as "Buddhist Hanging Scroll at Sudeoksa Temple," "Turpan Artifacts With Chinese Characters" and "Tiger Arts II."

Apart from that, commentary programs will be available under the themes of "Safe packing and storage of collections," " Stone Seated Buddha in Samneunggye Valley of Namsan Mountain, Gyeongju," and "Earthenware, the first invention of mankind" will also be held.

A separate reservation process is not required as one will be able to participate directly on the spot. For more information, visit the website of the National Museum of Korea.

(This article is translated from Korean to English by Haemin Kim.)

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