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Yeong Cheon Heritage Museum
In his article "On the Concept of History," Benjamin (1940) raises the questions the authenticity of the portrayal of the past. He suggests that the past is a flashing image that could never be seen again.
A typical museum in the past would religiously display artefacts as if they were sacred objects to be worshiped. Against the white abstract walls and stored inside their glass vitrines, the museum decontextualises these artefacts as objects of pure form – even Art.
Sharing a similar sentiment with Benjamin, proposal is rethinking the nature of the museum. A new museum in Yeoncheon should fundamentally question the cultural value of temporary experiences of the past, exhibiting objects in their pure form. This would involve creating a relationship between past images and present actions through the integration of actual production activities (industry) in the region. Therefore, we propose a ‘working-museum’, one that invites local vineyard production activities that has characterised Yeongcheon within the site. In this way, the museum could exhibit culture in its true form - empowering a cultural continuity. This is a museum not only of Yeongcheon's past but also of its present. ... read more read less
LOCATION
Yeongcheon, South Korea
SCOPE
Competition - 3rd runner-up
BUILDING AREA
4160 m2
SITE AREA
24400 m2
