Taekwondowon’s National Taekwondo Museum received ‘certification’ by earning high scores on the overall museum operation in the national museum evaluation and certification conducted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced the results of the ‘2023 National Museum Evaluation and Certification’ at the end of last year, and proceeded with the objection process until last month.
The National Taekwondo Museum within the Taekwondo Promotion Foundation received ‘certification’ by obtaining high scores on the overall museum operation in the National Museum Evaluation and Certification conducted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
Last year, in accordance with Article 26 of the Museum and Art Gallery Promotion Act, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism conducted an evaluation for certification of 49 national museums nationwide, including the National Taekwondo Museum, based on their three-year operating performance from 2020 to 2022. Written and on-site evaluations were conducted on the ‘achievement of the purpose of establishment’, ‘adequacy of organization, human resources, facilities and financial management’, ‘fidelity of data collection and management’, ‘performance of holding exhibitions and conducting educational programs’, and ‘public responsibility’, etc. We certified 33 museums, including the Taekwondo Museum.
Over the past three years, the National Taekwondo Museum has focused on improving museum operations and cultural services, including ‘increasing academic personnel’, ‘expanding storage’, ‘expanding exhibition services’ for the culturally underprivileged, and ‘Taekwondo Rakhivium’ utilizing Taekwondo knowledge resources. ‘Establishment of a portal’ and provision of ‘public services’, and the opening of the ‘Taekwondo Lachivium Complex Cultural Space’ were opened to the public. In addition, we are actively promoting online and offline projects even in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, such as publishing ‘investigation and research reports’ centered on collection materials, ‘expanding cultural programs’ for vulnerable groups, and ‘opening collaborative exhibitions and educational programs with the local community.’ Efforts have been made to
