Opening Special Exhibition
The National Museum of Korean Contemporary History presents a special exhibition, “Korean Sports, a History Written in Sweat,” to commemorate the PyeongChang Winter Olympics and Winter Paralympics 2018. The event is aimed to introduce museum goers to historic moments of contemporary Korean sports remaining in the memories of Korean people.
For the Korean people situated in the turbulence of the modern history, sports have often been opportunities to be liberated from dire political and social situations. Many great athletes trained themselves hard to give joy and happiness to their countrymen and women and, indeed, created numerous glorious moments. The history of Korean sports is, in a sense, the Korea’s entire modern history itself that strived for glory and honor, eventually achieving it against all odds.
It is remarkable by any standards that Korea, which was one of the world’s poorest countries by the early 20th century, became the host country for such great sporting events as the 1988 Summer Olympics and the 2002 FIFA World Cup. The country is now hosting the 2018 Winter Olympics. Korea has, of course, made outstanding achievements in various global sporting events and contributions to their development thanks to the enthusiastic love of its people toward sports.
Different generations of sports fans may have different opinions about the greatness of athletes but what never changes is the history written by their sweat and dedication. We at the National Museum of Korean Contemporary History hope this exhibition of a collection of valuable memorabilia, photographs and video footages will give you a joyful experience of recollecting or knowing some great moments of the Korean sports in the past. We also hope that your visit will guide you to think about good sportsmanship and the struggle of humanity to achieve global harmony and peace through productive physical activities.
- The Beginning of Modern Sports in Korea
- The first part of the exhibition is focused on the early phase of the history of Korean sports from the late 19th century to the colonial period (1910-1945).
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Theory and Practice of Basketball Teaching
Son Hwan
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Soccer ball used for the Seoul-Pyeongyang Soccer Event
Lee Jae-hyeong
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Modern Bar Training
Son Hwan
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Asahi Shimbun Sports Prize (Awardee: Nam Su-il)
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- The Transition and Takeoff of Korean Sports
- The second part of the exhibition is focused on the development of Korean sports in the postwar period until the 1980s.
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Bronze of Suh Yun-bok, winner of the 1947 Boston Marathon
National Sports Museum
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Kim Yong-sik’s soccer boots
Lee Jae-hyeong
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Kim Il’s championship belt
Kim Il Memorial Gymnasium
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Pamphlet of the WBA bantamweight class boxing match between Hong Soo-hwan and Arnold Taylor
Hong Soo-hwan
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Swimming medals of Jo O-ryeon
Suwon Gwanggyo Museum
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World Table Tennis Championship medal (Awardee: Chung Hyun-sook)
Chung Hyun-sook
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Type writer used for the coverage of the Mount Everest climbing
Lee Tae-yeong
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Uniform and mask for the national youth soccer team in 1983
Lee Jae-hyeong
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First KBO Championship Trophy
Doosan Bears
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Yu Myeong-wu’s boxing gloves
Yuh Myung-woo
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Baseball uniforms for the six teams of the Korean Professional Baseball
KBO (Donated by Choi Dong-won, Kim Yong-dal and Han Dae-hwa)
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1988 Seoul Olympic torch
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Three gold medals of Lim Chun-ae won from the track and field events in the 1986 Asian Games
Lim Chun-ae
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- The Globalization of Korean Sports
- In the third part of the exhibition, visitors will be introduced to the achievements of Korean athletes after the 1980s and the contribution of Korean sports community to the winter Olympics and the Paralympics until its hosting of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games.
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Korean national soccer team uniform worn by Cha Bum-kun
Lee Jae-hyeong
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National soccer team uniform and foot print of Park Ji-sung
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Chunichi Dragons glove worn by Sun Dong-yol
KBO
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Baseball base from the Wukesong Sports Center in Beijing, China
KBO
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Lee Eun-cheol’s pistol
Suwon Gwanggyo Museum
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Park Joo-bong’s badminton racket
Poongnam Elementary School in Jeonju
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Jang Mi-ran’s uniform
Seoul Olympic Museum
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Korean national team athletes in the St. Moritz 1948 Winter Olympics
National Archives of Korea
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Jo Yun-sik’s ice skates
National Archives of Korea
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Hong Yong-myung’s ice skates
Hong Yong-myung
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Kim Yoon-man’s jacket
Kim Yoon-man
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Choi Min-kyung’s skates and helmet
Choi Min-kyung
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