The National Museum of Korean Contemporary History commemorates the 70th anniversary of the Jeju April 3 Incident with a special photo exhibition, World Natural Heritage Jeju, Beyond its Beauty, starting May 16. The photo ‘Seongsan Ilchulbong Wumutgae Dongsan‘ (1997) is one of the pictures on display at the exhibition.
By Xu Aiying and Hahm Hee-eun
Photos = National Museum of Korean Contemporary History
The National Museum of Korean Contemporary History has opened a special photo exhibition, World Natural Heritage Jeju, Beyond its Beauty, on May 16 to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Jeju April 3 Incident.
Although Jeju Island looks beautiful and peaceful from the outside, it has its own painful scars of massacres and civil unrest that occurred during the Jeju April 3 Incident. The National Museum of Korean Contemporary History organized this special exhibition so that more people could learn about this and empathize with the tragic side of Jeju history.
The photo exhibit has 32 representative shots of Jeju Island, not only the turquoise blue sea and the sand beaches, but also the volcanic rock walls, palm trees and famous sightseeing spots, such as the Seongsan Ilchulbong, the Jeongbang Waterfall and the Cheonjeyeon Waterfall.
Chu Chin Oh, director of the National Museum of Korean Contemporary History, said, “The special photo exhibition will be an opportunity to understand the history of the Jeju April 3 Incident and to recall the importance of universal peace and human rights.”
The photo exhibition will be open until July 3.
The photo ‘Seongsanpo Teojinmok‘ (1995) is on display at the special photo exhibit World Natural Heritage Jeju, Beyond its Beauty.
The photo ‘Jeongbang Falls’ (1997) is on display at the special photo exhibition World Natural Heritage Jeju, Beyond its Beauty.
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