A Trip to Gunsan in June: Exploring Modern History and Art
My Gunsan trip from June! Finally getting around to writing about it.
But since yesterday was Liberation Day, writing about it now actually fits the theme.
Before leaving, a bowl of chewy ramen.
Stayed at a hotel for one night. The price was good, and it included breakfast!
A coffee machine, perfect for someone who needs their daily dose of caffeine.
But lately, I've been sensitive to caffeine, and coffee keeps me up at night... I used to sleep fine even after drinking it at night, what's changed?
Jjajang ramen, spicy ramen, and even toast. Eating like this made me have a late lunch, which was nice.
At the Gunsan Modern Art Museum, they were selling a pass that grants access to all the places depicted on the ticket.
However, it was raining cats and dogs that day, so I just bought a ticket for the art museum.
First stop: The Modern Art Museum.
Art can be difficult to appreciate... Also, having already visited the Gansong Art Museum, my standards were quite high. However, it was unique to see history from the Japanese colonial period.
AirPods...?
An exhibition by sculptor Park Jong-dae.
The reason it feels so old-fashioned is that the Modern Art Museum used to be the 18th Bank.
They charged exorbitant interest rates... I can't remember the name all of a sudden...
Anyway, I think the 18th Bank was in charge of that? There's definitely some history there.
It's run like a memorial space.
The raindrops falling on the ground.
Braved the rain to visit the 18th Bank vault and the Ahn Jung-geun Memorial Exhibition Hall.
A very impressive quote.
This year is the 80th anniversary of Liberation, and I'm proud of how much we've developed in 80 years.
Ms. Jo Maria.
The stairs leading to the Ahn Jung-geun Memorial Exhibition Hall are incredibly steep, almost like a warship exhibition.
A nation that forgets its history has no future!
Ito Hirobumi = Ito Hirobumi
Look at the rain...
The art exhibition was fun, but the memorial hall was even more informative.
Similarly, bought another ticket at the Gunsan Modern History Museum.
Geumgang and Saemangeum – familiar names.
The Gogunsan Islands opened in 2017. It's really amazing there.
More about Gogunsan Islands soon...
The ferry exhibition is also quite well done.
This is where Gunsan's history ends.
I knew about Gongju, but today I learned about the Gunsan Independence Movement for the first time.
Japanese doll.
Gunsan not only had fertile rice paddies, but also a developed port, so it suffered a lot of exploitation.
This is a scene of loading rice sacks.
Theater.
Youngmyeong School!
Gunsan Station.
Photo studio.
You can take instant photos here, but you can't print them out.
Your face appears on a large screen, which is embarrassing.
The older women kept butting in.
Do you want to be in my picture?
This seemed to be a special exhibition.
I saw these at Gansong too.
These folk paintings were categorized and displayed from infancy to old age.
I think the baby's first birthday party on the left is infancy.
The twilight wedding on the right?? I think that was middle age.
This was like a special exhibition in one corner.
The title was cute, so...
Look at the pouring rain.
The Art Museum, Architecture Museum, and History Museum are all clustered together, making the route convenient.
If it hadn't rained, I would have gone to Jinpo Maritime Theme Park too.
I peeked at it, but the sea was muddy, so it wasn't worth it.
It had two floors in total.
Personally, I liked the space the most.
I searched for who that grandpa was, and it turns out he's just a generic, nameless grandpa used widely in Japan.
More exploitation on display here too.
A miniature of the 18th Bank that I saw earlier.
To prevent Koreans from taking up space and just telling them to farm, they forced the villages into the middle of rice paddies.
Even Satan would be like, "That's a bit much..."
It was an informative visit, where I learned about Gunsan's modern history as well as the history of the Japanese colonial period.
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