The Joseon Dynasty Annals Museum opens its entire building...Encounter the Annals of the Joseon Dynasty = Korea

The Annals of the Joseon Dynasty, which meticulously records the 472-year history of the Joseon Dynasty from King Taejo to King Cheoljong, is one of the leading historical books registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
It is said that the reason why the vast amount of records could be preserved without being damaged even during the numerous wars up to the Korean War was because of our ancestors' wisdom of decentralizing storage.
In Korea, the Annals were not left with just one original copy, but were copied and stored in archives deep in the mountains all over the country.
Among these, the archives located at Odaesan in Pyeongchang, Gangwon Province, was one of the main storage locations managed by Woljeongsa Temple.
The National Museum of the Joseon Dynasty, located here, will fully reopen on May 1st.
It will be a specialized museum that will permanently exhibit the Annals of the Joseon Dynasty, a national treasure from the Odaesan Archives, and the original copies of the Joseon Dynasty Royal Records, a treasure. It is especially notable for being the only exhibition center in Korea where visitors can see the original Annals.
The 75 volumes of the Annals of the Joseon Dynasty and 82 volumes of the Rites of the Joseon Dynasty that were stored in the Odaesan Archives were taken out during the Japanese colonial period, but after a long and difficult process, they were returned after 110 years.
The museum will open part of its permanent exhibition room to the public in November 2023. It was then temporarily closed from July last year and underwent a 10-month renovation before being fully reopened.
"We have expanded our educational and video content. In addition to the special exhibition room, video room, children's museum, education room and auditorium, we have also created a new experience space."
To commemorate the opening of the museum, the museum will hold a special exhibition, "The Road to the Odaesan Archives."
The exhibition features over 40 relics that show the history of the establishment, operation, and decline of the Odaesan History Archive. Because of its location deep in the mountains, the archives were vulnerable to humidity, so the historians would periodically take the books out to let them air out.
The Confucian scholar, politician, and scholar of Practical Studies during the Joseon Dynasty, Choi Jaegon, and the scholar and calligrapher Kim Jeong-hee, also practiced the method of drying in the sun when they were young.
In particular, the guest book "Shinheonrok," which Kim Jeong-hui left at Ojukheon in Gangneung after his death, will be on public display for the first time at this exhibition. Admission is currently free.