Busan Museum of Art
Since exchange between the Nagasaki Prefectural Art Museum and the Busan Museum of Art in Korea began in 2008, numerous collaborative programs have been carried out.
These include exhibitions featuring works made by children in educational outreach programs, workshops led by artists recommended by each museum and hosted at the partner institution, and exhibitions exchanging works from each museum’s collection. Through these ongoing efforts, the two museums have contributed to fostering cultural exchange between Japan and Korea and nurturing the next generation of international talent.
Record of Activities
2008 Guidelines for future Exchange Programs between the Busan Museum of Art and the Nagasaki Prefectural Art Museum were confirmed at a joint meeting of the two museums.
2009 Japan-Korea Children’s Art Exchange Exhibition Committee for Tomorrow established
- This committee was formed to promote artistic exchange between children in Nagasaki Prefecture and Busan City, with Nagasaki Prefecture and the Nagasaki Prefectural Art Museum serving as the main organizers.
1st Japan-Korea Children’s Art Exchange Exhibition for Tomorrow
Details:
- Exhibition: Showcased the education and outreach activities of both the Nagasaki Prefectural Art Museum and the Busan Museum of Art. It featured works made by children from Nagasaki and Busan through these programs, displayed at both museums.
Number of visitors to the Nagasaki Prefectural Art Museum: 1,267 - Workshop at the Nagasaki venue: “Fun with Picture-Making, Hiding Under a Blanket”
Participants: 84 elementary school students from Nagasaki Prefectur
Instructor: Choi Seung-hee (Artist)
2010 2nd Japan-Korea Children’s Art Exchange Exhibition for Tomorrow
Details:
- Exhibition: continued to showcase the education and outreach activities of both the Nagasaki Prefectural Art Museum and the Busan Museum of Art. It featured works made by children from Nagasaki and Busan through these programs, displayed at both museums.
Number of visitors to the Nagasaki Prefectural Art Museum: 632 - Workshop at the Nagasaki venue: “Introducing My Friend”
Participants: 71 elementary school students from Nagasaki Prefecture
Instructor: Kim Jungju (Artist)
2011 Signing of an agreement on mutual exchange between the Busan Museum of Art and the Nagasaki Prefectural Art Museum (March 17, 2011)
3rd Japan-Korea Children’s Art Exchange Exhibition for Tomorrow
Details:
- Exhibition: Joint display of works by children from both the Nagasaki and Busan regions at both museums.
- Workshop at the Nagasaki venue: “Drawing My Future on Vinyl Canvas”
Instructor: Lee Wooksang (Chief Educator at Openspace Bae) - Workshop at the Busan venue: “Make Your Own Museum with marini * monteany”
Instructor: marini * monteany (Illustrator)
2012 Committee renamed
- The Japan-Korea Children’s Art Exchange Exhibition Committee for Tomorrow was renamed the Japan-Korea Cultural Exchange Program Executive Committee. The change marked an expansion of the program’s scope to further promote cultural exchange between Nagasaki Prefecture and Busan City, aiming to deepen mutual understanding and strengthen friendly relations between Japan and Korea. Committee members include representatives from Nagasaki Prefecture, the Nagasaki Prefectural Board of Education, and the Nagasaki Prefectural Art Museum.
4th Japan-Korea Children’s Art Exchange Exhibition for Tomorrow
Details:
- Exhibition: Joint display of works by children from both the Nagasaki and Busan regions at both museums.
- Workshop at the Nagasaki venue: “Let’s Make an Aquarium at the Museum!”
Instructor: Jin young sup (Representative, ART FACTORY In Dadaepo) - Workshop at the Busan venue: “Mirror, Mirror: Make Your Own Mirror Hairstyle”
Instructor: Hisakazu Shimizu (Representative, S&O Design) - Remote learning program: A remote learning program was conducted via simultaneous three-way connection among Nagasaki, Iki, and Busan. The participants were 99 first-year students from Iki City Gonoura Junior High School and 96 second-year students from Busan City Hanbada Middle School.
2013 Japan-Korea Cultural Exchange Program Centered on Nagasaki Prefectural Art Museum and Busan Museum of Art
Details:
- Exhibition: Works from the Nagasaki Prefectural Art Museum Collection: Spain / Nagasaki
Venue: Busan Museum of Art
Visitors: 79,487
Number of works exhibited: 183 - Workshop at the Nagasaki venue: “Community Art Experience”
Participants: 26 teachers from Nagasaki Prefecture
Instructor: Jin young sup (Representative, ART FACTORY In Dadaepo)
Workshop at the Nagasaki venue: “Let’s Make Fish Together!”
Participants: 80 junior high school students from Nagasaki City
Instructor:Jin young sup (Representative, ART FACTORY In Dadaepo)
- Workshop at the Busan venue: “Drawing Clouds with Nizo Yamamoto!”
Participants: 39 junior high school students and 36 art high school students from Busan City
Instructor: Nizo Yamamoto (Animation art director) - Remote learning program: A remote learning program was conducted via simultaneous three-way connection among Nagasaki, Iki, and Busan. The participants were 105 first-year students from Iki City Gonoura Junior High School and 94 second-year students from Hanbada Middle School.
2014 Japan-Korea Cultural Exchange Program Centered on Nagasaki Prefectural Art Museum and Busan Museum of Art
Details:
- Exhibition: Works from the Busan Museum of Art Collection: Busan, a City Built Around Narrow Lanes
Venue: Nagasaki Prefectural Museum
Visitors: 9,484
Number of works exhibited: 17 - Workshop at the Nagasaki venue: “Exploring Back Lanes with Photographer Kim-san”
Participants: 57 elementary and junior high school students from Nagasaki Prefecture
Instructor: Kim Honghee (Photographer) - Workshop at the Busan venue: “Hone Your Observation Skills”
Participants: 49 elementary and high school students from Busan City
Instructor: Kosei Shirotani (Designer) - Remote learning program: A remote learning program was conducted via simultaneous three-way connection among Nagasaki, Minamishimabara, and Busan. The participants were 83 students from Arie Elementary School in Minamishimabara City and 106 students from Gaegeun Elementary School in Busan.
2015 Japan-Korea Cultural Exchange Program Centered on Nagasaki Prefectural Art Museum and Busan Museum of Art
Details:
- Workshop at the Busan venue: “Discover Creatures at the Museum!”
Participants: 31 elementary school students from Busan City
Instructor: Hidetada Karasuyama (Artist) - Workshop at the Nagasaki venue: “Let’s Make Sotte”
Participants: 22 junior high school students from Nagasaki Prefecture
Instructor: Park Dae-Hoon (Artist) - Remote learning program: A remote learning program was conducted via simultaneous three-way connection among Nagasaki, Minamishimabara, and Busan. The participants were 65 fifth and sixth-grade students from Kazusa Elementary School in Minamishimabara City and 30 sixth-grade students from Dongne Elementary School in Busan.
2016 Japan-Korea Cultural Exchange Program Centered on Nagasaki Prefectural Art Museum and Busan Museum of Art
Details:
- Remote learning program: A remote learning program was conducted via simultaneous three-way connection among the Nagasaki Prefectural Art Museum, a remote site in Nagasaki City, and the Busan Museum of Art. The participants were 24 second-year students from Nomozaki Junior High School in Nagasaki City and 29 first- to third-year students from Panseong Middle School in Busan.
- Special lecture at the General Meeting of the Nagasaki Prefecture Museum Association
Speaker: Kim Yongsun (Director, Busan Museum of Art, as of 2016)
Participants: 28 directors and representatives of museum-equivalent institutions in Nagasaki Prefecture
2017 Japan-Korea Cultural Exchange Program Centered on Nagasaki Prefectural Art Museum and Busan Museum of Art
Details:
- Workshop at the Busan venue: “Design Training”
Participants: 29 fourth to sixth-grade elementary school students living in Busan City
Instructor: Kosei Shirotani (Designer) - Workshop at the Nagasaki venue: “Mini Photographer Experience with Park-san”
Participants: 187 people ranging from children to adults
Instructor: Area Park (Photographer)
2018 Japan-Korea Cultural Exchange Program Centered on Nagasaki Prefectural Art Museum and Busan Museum of Art
Details:
- Workshop at the Busan venue: “Me and My Look-alike”
Participants: 42 elementary school students living in Busan City
Instructor: marini＊monteany (Illustrator) - Workshop at the Nagasaki venue: “Lee Jungseob and Children with Dreams”
Participants: 33 elementary and junior high school students from Nagasaki Prefecture
Instructors: Kim Dana, Lee Miyeon, Seong Hyeona (Staff, Busan Museum of Art) - Remote learning program: A remote learning program was via a two-way connection between Katsumoto Junior High School in Iki City, Nagasaki Prefecture, and the Busan Museum of Art. The participants were 46 third-year students from Katsumoto Junior High School in Iki City, Nagasaki Prefecture and 41 second-year students from Chaeseong Middle School in Busan.
2019 Japan-Korea Cultural Exchange Program Centered on Nagasaki Prefectural Art Museum and Busan Museum of Art
Details:
- Workshop at the Busan venue: “Make a Town with Masking Tape”
Participants: 25 elementary school students from Busan City
Instructor: Shinji Hatano (Artist and art teacher at Kwassui Junior High School) - Workshop at the Nagasaki venue: “Me Within Me”
Participants: 25 junior high school students from Nagasaki Prefecture
Instructor: Lee Donggeun (Photographer)
2021 Fostering Cultural Exchange and Next-Generation International Talent through Collaborative Online Active Learning Activities by Japanese and Korean Art Museums
Details:
Remote class: “High School Students Choose the Best Landscapes of Tsushima and Busan”
Participants: 29 second-year students from Nagasaki Prefectural Tsushima High School and 20 first-year students from Busan Information Tourism High School
With support from: Nizo Yamamoto (Animation art director and background artist)
