International Symposium ‘Sustainable Climate Management for Cultural Heritage’

 - Co-hosted by the National Research Institute of Maritime Heritage•

the National Palace Museum of Korea/3rd July/

the National Palace Museum of Korea auditorium-

The National Research Institute of Maritime Heritage (Director: Kim Seongbae), and the National Palace Museum of Korea (Director General:Chung Yong Jae), are co-hosting the international symposium on the theme of "Sustainable Climate Management for Cultural Heritage" on July 3rd at the National Palace Museum auditorium.

Conservation environment experts from the Netherlands, where efforts are underway to advance carbon emission reduction measures for cultural heritage management and promote green museums in response to the pressing global issue of climate change, along with experts from neighboring China and Japan, will gather to share academic research results on the current status of sustainable cultural heritage conservation and preventive conservation cases using advanced technologies.
* Green Museum: A museum that employs eco-friendly management practices to reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions in the management and conservation of cultural heritage.

The symposium is divided into two sessions, consisting of oral presentations and discussion. Starting with the keynote talk titled 'Risks to cultural heritage due to climate change and challenges for eco-friendly response' (Chung, Yong Jae, the Director General of the National Palace Museum of Korea), the first session of the conference will feature presentations on ▲ Current climate challenges and climate management in European museums (Bart Ankersmit, Cultural Heritage Agency, the Netherlands), ▲ Collection management – How we visualize the climate data? (Marc Stappers, Cultural Heritage Agency, the Netherlands), and ▲ Study on Korean museum’s indoor climate and need for the new climate guidelines of Korea (Kim, Seojin , NRIMH).

In the second session, research on ▲ Climate control and collection management using state-of-the-art technology in China (Tang Ming, National Museum of China), ▲ Conservation Efforts of Cultural Heritage to Respond Climate Change: Past, Present, and Future (Kim, Young-Jae,Korea National University of Heritage), and ▲ Challenges for sustainable indoor climate control at the National Museum of Ethnology, Japan (Naoko Sonoda, National Museum of Ethnology, Japan) will be presented.

After the presentations, panelists and presenters will engage in a comprehensive discussion chaired by Jeong So-Young, Head of the Conservation Science Department at the National Palace Museum of Korea, to delve further into the current status of conservation environment management and explore future research directions.

Participation in the symposium is open to everyone, with options for pre-registration or on-site registration on the event day. Pre-registration is available from June 26th to 30th via the QR code on the event poster or by phone. For more details, please contact the National Research Institute of Maritime Heritage at ☎041-419-7026.

Seizing this symposium as an opportunity, the National Research Institute of Maritime Heritage and the National Palace Museum of Korea will continue their proactive efforts to establish themselves as pioneering institutions for Green Museums that practice carbon emission reduction in cultural heritage management.