Visitors to the National Museum of Korea's special exhibition "Our Yi Sun-sin" have surpassed 400,000.
According to the National Museum of Korea on the 4th, the cumulative number of visitors to "Our Yi Sun-sin," which opened on Nov. 28 last year, is 407,045. After surpassing 300,000 visitors on the 18th of last month, the special exhibition drew visitors through its final days and wrapped up on a successful note.
With 407,045 visitors, "Our Yi Sun-sin" ranked third all time among special exhibitions by visitor count. Among past special exhibitions at the National Museum of Korea, those that drew more than 400,000 visitors featured overseas cultural heritage, such as the Louvre Museum in France (523,482 cumulative visitors) and Egyptian civilization (448,208 cumulative visitors).
The National Museum of Korea said the key to the success of "Our Yi Sun-sin" was that it three-dimensionally revealed the anguish and life of "the human Yi Sun-sin" hidden behind the image of a hero. It added that a multisensory exhibition design created synergy alongside the in-depth reinterpretation of the figure.
The exhibition shed light on Yi Sun-sin as both a battlefield commander and a human being through a total of 258 cases and 369 items, including Yi Sun-sin's autograph "Nanjung Ilgi," ▲ Yi Sun-sin's long sword ▲ Imjinjangcho ▲ Seogancheop. In addition, immersive displays that combined excerpts from the Nanjung Ilgi placed throughout the galleries with video, sound, and hands-on elements built deep resonance across generations and nationalities.
Yoo Hong-jun, director of the National Museum of Korea, said, "This achievement is a monumental case that proves the deep narrative and emotion inherent in our cultural heritage have global competitiveness," adding, "We will continue to do our best to newly highlight our culture and present high-quality exhibitions that everyone can enjoy."