Grandfather’s House: An Exhibition on Korea

             Grandfather’s House: An Exhibition on Korea features a full-scale replica of a 1930s Korean home and offers hands-on opportunities to explore life in rural Korea during the 1930s.

Grandfather’s House is a completely interactive exhibit, allowing visitors to step back in time to Korea in the early decades of the twentieth century. The house features period furnishings and décor. Special public programs offered by the Lyman Museum throughout the year will feature Korean history and culture.

The Newark Museum in New Jersey created the exhibition in 1995. It traveled to the Seattle Asian Art Museum and the Honolulu Academy of Arts. The Lyman Museum is the final venue for the exhibit, where it will be on view through 2006.

            The nationally accredited and Smithsonian-affiliated Lyman Museum showcases the natural and cultural history of Hawai`i to tell the story of its islands and people. The museum, located at 276 Haili Street in Hilo, is open Monday through Saturday, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm. For additional information on this exhibit or the museum call 935-5021.

            Additional information on Grandfather's House, including teacher resources, is available online courtesy of the Seattle Asian Art Museum at: http://www.seattleartmuseum.org/Exhibit/Archive/grandfathershouse/.

    If you are interested in volunteering as a docent or gallery help for this exhibit, please contact Linda Collazo at 808-935-5021 or by email at info@LymanMuseum.org.

Image courtesy of the Newark Museum.

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