Koreastudien Reframing Heritage: PEM’s Korean Art Collection

Streaming-Links:

Morning session: 
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86387378479?pwd=ULkPwA4ZYwPu02TkKLyfDuLK1O7uan.1
Passcode:368575

Afternoon session:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85254640650?pwd=a6wpEACwjoPUmASxgYpeW466cjQmp9.1
Passcode:996725

Schedule:
9:30–10:30 am | Introduction and Keynote Addresses | Morse Auditorium (Ground Level)
Symposium Introduction | Jiyeon Kim
Keynote Address 1: Sun Joo Kim | Discovering Yu Kil-chun: The Social and Intellectual Roots of His Enlightenment Thought
Keynote Address 2: Burglind Jungmann | Literati Painting or Minhwa: What is Representative of Joseon Art?

Session 1: Conservation and Historical Inquiry | Morse Auditorium (Ground Level)

10:30–11:35 am | 1-1. Collaborative Approaches: Integrating Art Historical Research and Conservation 
Jeong-hye Park | Visual Representations of the Governor of Pyeongan Province in the 19th Century: Welcoming Banquet of the Governor of Pyeongan
Yumi Nam | Reconstruction through Conservation: Welcoming Banquet of the Governor of Pyeongan
Discussion: Sunglim Kim

11:35–11:50 am | Coffee break 

11:50 am–1:15 pm | 1-2. Revealing Histories through Conservation: Case Studies of the Hwarot (bridal robe) and Other Objects in PEM’s Collection
Jeongmin Chae | Layers of Use and Time: Conservation of a Korean Hwarot
Mimi Leveque | Conserving Korean Culture at the Peabody Essex Museum
Discussion: Minjee Kim
Session 1 Q&A: Jiyeon Kim (moderator)

1:15–2:30 pm | Lunch (Visitors may buy lunch at PEM's Atrium Café or nearby in Salem.) 
 
Session 2: Interpretation, Education, and Creative Engagement | Vanessa Platacis: Taking Place exhibition gallery (Ground Level)

2:30–3:35 pm | 2-1. Digital Resources and Media in Korean Art Education
Jinyoung Anna Jin | When Collections Come Alive Online: Activating Museum Objects for Digital Audiences
Suzie Kim | Reimagining Access to Joseon Korea: Pedagogical Uses of PEM’s 3D and Gigapixel Models
Discussion: Kristen L. Brennan

3:35–5 pm | 2-2. Creative Engagement with Historic Collections: Case Studies from PEM’s Korean Art Gallery
Jiyeon Kim | Two Creative Readings of Yu Kil-Chun's Journey: Engaging Artistic Voices with a Historical Collection
Yang Sookyun | Partial Futures of the Past: Heritage as Data and Experience - Reconstruction through technology and Museum Collaboration
Discussion: Christina Yu Yu
Session 2 Q&A: Stephanie Tung (moderator)

Please note that this is a preliminary schedule. Details may be adjusted, and we kindly ask for your understanding. 
Learn more about PEM’s history of stewardship and research of Korean art in the Yu Kil-Chun Gallery of Korean Art and Culture.
 
This project has been supported by the Overseas Korean Cultural Heritage Foundation, Korea.