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  • 2020’s

     

    • December 7, 2021 – February 27,
      2022 Temporary Exhibition Portraits: Seven out of Ten
    • December 1, 2021
      13th Director Kim Gi-seob appointed
    • August 10, 2021 – October 31,
      2021 Special Exhibition Celebrating the Museum’s 25th Anniversary Gyeonggi, Mahan and Baekje
    • April 28, 2021 – June 27, 2021
      Reaching Manwoldae, The Goryeo Palace of Gaeseong
    • August 4, 2020 – February 14,
      2021 Special Exhibition to Mark the Reopening of Gyeonggi Province Museum Minhwa, Korean Folk Paintings Crooning the Song of Gyeonggi
    • August 4, 2020
      Renovations completed and Gyeonggi Province Museum reopened
    • February 17, 2020
      Gyeonggi Province Museum’s new integrated Identity launched

  • 2010’s

     

    • September 1, 2019 – July 31, 2020
      Full-scale renovation
    • July 17, 2019
      12th Director Kim Seong-hwan appointed
    • March 1, 2019 – August 31, 2019
      Commemorative Special Exhibition to Mark the 100th Anniversary of the March First Movement My Close Friends! Do You Remember This Day?
    • November 28, 2018 – January 27, 2019
      Special Exhibition Commemorating the 2018 Gyeonggi Millennium A Scholar of Strong Conviction, Shim Hwan-ji
    • April 18, 2018 – June 24, 2018
      Special Exhibition Commemorating the 2018 Gyeonggi Millennium Gyeonggi 1,000 Years Meet the Media, in Spring
    • November 29, 2017 – March 4, 2018
      Special Exhibition Commemorating the 2018 Gyeonggi Millennium The One-Thousand-Year Journey of Gyeonggi History
    • July 25, 2017 – January 29, 2017
      Special Exhibition of Old Stories of Gyeonggi Where are all the traditional fairy tales gone away?
    • November 11, 2016 – April 16, 2017
      Costumes of Joseon (VI) The Costume, the Pattern of Joseon Dynasty
    • June 30, 2016 – December 31, 2016
      Donated Collections Traveling Exhibition Dongnae Yang Sa Un and Brothers (Pocheon History and Culture Museum)
    • May 2, 2016 – September 18, 2016
      The Little Prince Exhibition in Korea in Celebration of the 130th Anniversary of the Diplomatic Relations between France and Korea
    • December 15, 2015 – May 22, 2016
      Special Exhibition of Donated Collections Cheongju Yang’s Family and Their Descendants
    • November 18, 2015 – February 28, 2016
      2015 Gyeonggi Folk Culture Year Special Exhibition What Is Gyeonggi Folk Culture!
    • October 28, 2015 – November 29, 2015
      Gyeonggi Cross Museum Exhibition Contemporary Art, Infiltrated into a Museum
    • September 22, 2015 – October 4, 2015
      Folk Paintings of Jeong Bong-hun
    • August 12, 2015 – May 30, 2016
      Photo Exhibition in Celebration of the 70th Anniversary of Korea’s Liberation Korean Independence Activists of Gyeonggi-do
    • July 23, 2015 – October 25, 2015
      Photo Exhibition in Celebration of the 70th Anniversary of Korea’s Liberation Story of an Independence Activist
    • April 22, 2015 – June 21, 2015
      2015 Special Exhibition Treasures of Gyeonggi
    • April 9, 2015 – May 17, 2015
      Invitational Exhibition Park Yangja and Jeon Yeongwon: Maedeup, Korean Knots from the Past to the Present
    • February 20, 2014 – December 18, 2015
      Easy to Learn about Sheep
    • November 19, 2014 – February 22, 2015
      Special Exhibition Commemorating 600 Years of Gyeonggi Gyeonggi, Fundamental Place of Joseon Dynasty
    • November 19, 2014 – February 22, 2015
      Joseon Dynasty’s Costume from Gyeonggi Noble Family’s Donation (IV) Special Trip of Joseon Royal Family Prince and His Mother
    • October 24, 2014 – March 22, 2015
      Special Exhibition Horse Sculptures of the World
    • May 31, 2014 – June 30, 2014
      Invitational Exhibition Korean Exquisite Paintings with Dreams and Happiness
    • April 30, 2014 – August 24, 2014
      Korea Tea Festival Tea, Healing and Joy
    • April 24, 2014 – March 22, 2015
      Home for Wildlife: Pictures of Korea’s Demilitarized Zone
    • March 20, 2014 – April 13, 2014
      Maedeup, Korean Knots from the Past to the Present
    • December 21, 2013 – December 20, 2014
      Year of the Horse: World Wide Horse
    • November 16, 2013 – March 9, 2014
      Plants and Animals in Old Korean Paintings
    • July 26, 2013 – November 3, 2013
      The Fan: Spirit of Korea in One Hand
    • April 24, 2013 – March 25, 2014
      Special Exhibition for the 60th Anniversary of the Korean Armistice Agreement Scenery of the Divided Nation, Korea
    • March 27, 2013 – June 30, 2013
      Special Exhibition of Donated Collection Yongin Yi Clan during the Millennium Year
    • December 21, 2012 – December 18, 2013
      Special Exhibition Year of Snake: My Friend Gureongdeongdeong
    • December 17, 2012 – February 24, 2013
      Life and Culture of American Indians: Mimbres Pottery and Baskets
    • September 28, 2012 – November 25, 2012
      Special Exhibition Traditional Wooden Furniture – Gyeonggi Style
    • July 19, 2012 – September 9, 2012
      Special Exhibition Gyeonggi Rice
    • April 20, 2012 – March 24, 2013
      Along the Stream of Imjin River
    • March 24, 2011 – March 25, 2012
      History and Culture of Gaeseong: Old Territory of Gyeonggi-do
    • December 20, 2011 – March 11, 2012
      Meet the Dragons from Myths
    • October 5, 2011 – January 29, 2012
      Namhansanseong, a Mountains Fortress Town Where Humanity, History and Culture Are Alive Together
    • July 20, 2011 – September 13, 2011
      Masterpieces of Gyeonggi Province Seen through the Eyes of Children
    • April 8, 2011 – May 22, 2011
      The Essentials of Costume in Joseon Dynasty (III): Selections from the Donated Collection
    • March 24, 2011 – March 25, 2012
      History and Culture of Gaeseong: Old Territory of Gyeonggi-do
    • November 25, 2010 – February 27, 2011
      Liaoning Ancient Civilization
    • July 12, 2010 – October 17, 2010
      Special Exhibition of Donated Collections from Eminent Families: Costumes of Joseon Dynasty (III) Gentry of Joseon Dynasty
    • March 27, 2010 – May 23, 2010
      Gyeonggi Culture Temporary Exhibition 2010: Governors of Gyeonggi Province

  • 2000’s

     

    • July 1, 2009 – August 30, 2009
      Special Exhibition Local Culture in Gyeonggi: Imjin River
    • April 1, 2009 – May 3, 2009
      The Gyeonggi Excavations: 10 Years of Discovery
    • October 25, 2008 – February 1, 2009
      Special Exhibition of Collections from Shenyang Palace Museum The Imperial Treasures of the Chin Dynasty
    • June 2008 – September 2008
      Special Exhibition of Portrait Collections of Gyeonggi Province Museum Portrait, Draw the Eternity
    • March 2008
      6thDirector Kim Jae-yeol Appointed
    • March 2008
      Transfer to the Gyeonggi Cultural Foundation
    • July 2007 – August 2007
      Temporary Exhibition Follow the Magpie Story Riding the Tiger with a Young Boy Baek
    • April 2007 – June 2007
      Temporary Exhibition Gold, Stone, and Eternal Memory
    • October 2006 – February 2007
      Special Exhibition Australia, the Land and the People
    • July 2006 – October 2006
      Special Exhibition Play and Toys
    • May 2006 – July 2006
      Special Exhibition A Walk to Buried Baekje, Hanseong Baekje
    • April 2006 – May 2006
      Special Exhibition Celebrating the Museum’s 10thAnniversary Past Ten Years and One Hundred Years Ahead
    • December 2005 – February 2006
      Goguryeo by Our Side
    • October 2005 – December 2005
      Ethic Culture of Yunnan, China
    • September 2005 – October 2005
      Special Exhibition in Commemoration of 2005 (Year of Visiting Gyeonggi) Unexplored Places in Gyeonggi You Wish to Visit
    • May 2005 – June 2005
      Special Exhibition in Celebration of the Opening of Gyeonggi Province Museum Wind of Ink Stick
    • June 2005 – August 2005
      Special Exhibition Gyeonggi People, Gyeonggi Story
    • March 2005 – May 2005
      Gyeonggi-do Museum Association Joint Special Exhibition An Art Gallery Next to the Museum
    • October 2004
      Closing Ceremony of the General Conference and General Assembly of ICOM (International Council of Museums) 2004 Seoul is held
    • October 2004
      2004 ICR Annual Conference Seoul is held (at COEX)
    • September – December 2004
      Commemorative Special Exhibition for hosting ICOM
    • March – April 2004
      Special ExhibitionThe fascination of Korean embroideryand Yi Gyeong-seok, a Renowned Chancellor in Troubled Times
    • December 2003 – March 2004
      Special Exhibition of Christian Paintings from Spain The Key to Heaven
    • October 2003
      5thDirector Lee Jong-seon appointed
    • July 2003 – October 2003
      Special Exhibition Hoeamsa Temple, Buddhist Culture
    • December 2002 – March 2003
      Special Exhibition Coree
    • October 2002 – December 2002
      Special Exhibition for Relics Donated by the Jeonju Lee Family Korean Dresses of Joseon Dynasty
    • May 2002 – July 2002
      Special Exhibition Similarities and Differences: Civilizations of Liaoning Province, Kanagawa Prefecture, and Gyeonggi Province
    • February 2002
      4thDirector Yang Mi-eul appointed
    • May 2011 – July 2001
      Special Exhibition A Birthplace of Royal Ceramics, Gyeonggi Gwangju
    • October 2000 – December 2000
      Collections of Guangdong Museum, China, Chinese Ceramics
    • June 2000 – October 2000
      Special Exhibition Costumes of Joseon Dynasty (I) – 17thCentury, Clothing Excavated from Yeoheung Min Clan’s Grave in the Seventeenth Century
    • January 2000 – February 2003
      Three Major Rivers’ Wide Area Indicator Assessment in Gyeonggi Province
    • January 2000
      3rdDirector Lee In-suk appointed

  • 1990’s

     

    • December 1999 – February 2000
      Special Exhibition in Celebration of the Year 2000 New Millennium, Korea’s Dragon
    • June 1999 – August 1999
      Special Exhibition Great Epic on the Meadow: Mongolian Nomad Culture Expo
    • July 1998 – September 1998
      Temporary Exhibition Local Culture Exploration I: Identities of Local Cultures of Suwon, Yongin and Hwaseong
    • November 1997
      Excavation of Hoeamsa Temple Site (10-year plan)
    • October 1997
      Letter of intent between Liaoning Provincial Museum in China and Gyeonggi Province Museum signed
    • June 1997 – August 1997
      Commemorative Special Exhibition Gyeonggi National Treasures: Traces of Inclusion and Wisdom
    • January 1997 – May 12, 1997
      Gyeonggi Folklore journal published (8 volumes)
    • December 1996
      2ndDirector Jang Gyeong-ho appointed
    • June 1996 – November 1996
      Special Exhibition Commemorating the Museum’s Foundation Korean Traditional Drums
    • June 1996
      Gyeonggi Province Museum opened
    • December 1995
      Gyeonggi Province Local History Museum closed
    • November 1995
      1stDirector Kang Dae-wuk appointed and organizational structure approved
    • September 1995
      Name of Gyeonggi Province Museum decided
    • February 1995
      Gyeonggi Province Museum (tentative name) preparation group launched and construction commenced
    • June 1994
      Applications for technical proposals for exhibition construction invited
    • February 1993
      Construction commenced
    • February 1991
      Applications for architectural design invited

  • 1980’s

     

    • December 1986
      Gyeonggi Province Local History Museum opened
    • March 1988
      Establishment of a museum reviewed
    • June 1988
      Museum site conditions reviewed
    • October 1988 – 1990
      Land purchased