Gongju Seokjangni Museum opens Online Exhibition Hall operating until the end of next year

▲ This photo, provided by Gongju city, shows the special exhibition in Seokjangni Museum. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

SEOUL, April 7 (Yonhap) -- Gongju city, South Chungcheong Province announced on the 7th that the Seokjangni Museum has opened online as the non-face-to-face trend prolongs due to COVID-19.

The online exhibition allows visitors to see the last special exhibitions including “The taste of Prehistoric People” and “Gongju Cultural Heritage, Records of Coexistence” held at Seokjangni Museum till the end of next year.

Through the 360-degree virtual reality (VR) images, just like an actual exhibition hall, one will be able to see the entire exhibition hall, artifacts, explanations, and videos.

The online exhibition hall can be viewed through the Seokjangni Museum website (http://www.gongju.go.kr/sjnmuseum/).

Viewers can also visit the social media and YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSJeRun1yvkgFaxZ8H_hj8A) channels .

The city official said, “Since the exhibition period for the special exhibition is not long, we will promote the expansion of the online exhibition so that more citizens and tourists will be able to see it.”☎ 041-840-8938

(This article is translated from Korean to English by Haemin Kim.)

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