The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) said on the 19th it will run a "K-culture special program" at five national cultural institutions in Seoul starting on the 20th, in step with BTS' comeback concert to be held around Gwanghwamun in Seoul on the 21st.
The National Museum of Korea, the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, the National Folk Museum of Korea, the National Museum of Korean Contemporary History, and the National Library of Korea will take part in this event. Each institution has planned a variety of programs, including exhibitions, hands-on experiences, performances, and education, highlighting its unique characteristics.
The National Museum of Korea will release on the 21st an English-language video introducing artifacts such as "Pensive Bodhisattva" and "Moon Jar," which BTS members have long shown deep interest in. The Museum Foundation will collaborate with HYBE, BTS' agency, to develop cultural products using the museum's collection and sell them at the museum's cultural product shops starting on the 20th.
The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art will operate "MMCA: Meet the K-art," an English docent program for foreign visitors, from the 20th to the 19th of next month. In the outdoor yard of its Seoul branch, it will install "BTS Sound Cube," a 384㎥-scale structure. The aim is to create a space where visitors can appreciate BTS' music through media projection.
The National Folk Museum of Korea will also run a special program titled "K-culture folk culture with BTS" from the 20th to the 30th of next month. It will provide exhibition commentary on artifacts mentioned by the members. In the outdoor yard, it will set up a "K-playground" where visitors can enjoy traditional games such as tuho, top-spinning, and jegichagi that were featured on the YouTube content "Run BTS."
The National Museum of Korean Contemporary History will exhibit a time capsule donated by BTS and related videos through May 31. In addition, tying together the 100th anniversary of director Na Un-gyu's film "Arirang" (1926) and BTS' "Arirang" (2026) performance, it plans to run from April to June a children's education program, "Arirang of Rock (樂)," that can shed light on "Arirang" in popular culture content across modern and contemporary history.
The National Library of Korea will also hold a book exhibition from the 20th to the 12th of next month under the theme "Books that inspired BTS' music." It will bring together and exhibit literary works and related research materials that inspired the members, including Kim Yeong-rang's "Until the peonies bloom" and Yun Dong-ju's "Boy." It will also run at all times the exhibition "Writer's note," which allows visitors to experience Korean literary works through interactive media art.