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Special Exhibition : Flower of Salt

작성자 : 국립민속박물관

2011-07-22 조회수 : 750

2011.07.20 ~ 2011.09.13 Special ExhibitionⅠ

The National Folk Museum of Korea and Jeollanam-do have been conducting a
cooperative project, “2011 The Year of Jeonnam Folk Culture” and as a part of the
project, salt, a specialized product of Jeollanam-do, has been chosen as the subject of the special exhibition.
The exhibition is divided into largely 3 parts. Part 1 is to sense the sun, the sea, the mud flat and the wind required in making sea salt. Part 2 deals with the theme of the solar-evaporated sea salt production of Jeollanam-do, equipments, warehouse, salt farmers, and traditional sea salt from boiled seawater. Part 3 displays salted preserves, transportation and transaction, folktales, religion, and various salt products. Also, multimedia displays and hands-on experience are installed for the visitor to easily understand the salt production and the culture relating to salt.