이화동박물관

Finally, the museum is open again (until June).  This, along with a number of other small galleries and stores on the 낙산 공원 side of 이화동.  What was there?  Well, the museum bills itself as belonging "to its residents by holding exhibitions in museum, galleries, and ateliers that are located within the village and through participation of artists and professionals in the field of culture and art."  So--the displays in the museum are donated, and reflect pretty much what the residents wanted to show.  For example, there are some antiques, especially antiques that speak to the humble origins of the neighborhood--e.g., a 붕어빵 maker with holes at the bottom for 연탄, or 도자기 that have been repaired several times.  But there are also tvs, jam boxes, telephones, and even a flat-screened tv . . .There are also collections of "artistic" photos of the neighborhood, family photos, and what are pretty much cognitive maps of the neighborhood drawn by elementary school students.  The other galleries show other antiques along with contemporary pieces of art.  I was fortunate enough to have a guid who showed me the main museum and the blacksmith's shop