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Ajou University, Suwon, South Korea, Asia

Ajou University Museum

Museum or Collection Type:
History & Archaeology
Institutional Type:
Museum
Subject: 
Folklore, History

Address:
San 5 Wonchun-Dong Yeongtong-Gu Suwon, Korea

Contact:
Wook-Yong, Kim (Director)
Phone: ++82 (0) 31 219-2907,8
Fax: ++82 (0) 31 219-2906

Additional information:
Regular Events
- Museum Academic Lecture Meeting: Held twice a year for students, the faculty, and the citizens in order to introduce the museum's achievement to them and educate them about Korea's cultural heritage.
- Excavation Exhibition: Exhibit the slide films and relics excavated by the museum excavation team.
- Permanent Exhibition: Exhibit at all times works of art contributed by Sajon Heo Dong Hwa. Exhibited on the second floor of Yulkok Hall, on the third floor of the Central Library, and on the first and the second floor of the University Medical Center.

Links:
Ajou University

Description:
Established on November 18, 1993, this museum has offered the students and the community an opportunity to learn about Korea's history from the ancient to modern age through exhibitions of the collections of relics from all over the country. At the University Museum, two researcher perform. The University museum performs researchs and collects the remains and data related to antiquities, history, folk customs, and science technologies. Those information and collections are open to the Ajou Students, faculty, and staff as well as the public. It also conducts surface research and an excavation around Kyonggi Province area, and publishes research reports to supply to the researchers in the related fields.

[Text from the Web site http://www.ajou.ac.kr/~internat/life/affiliated.htm]


 




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