“Chonnam National University Antique Art Exhibition” was held from July 11 to 17, 1957.
As the number of visitors annually reached about 20,000, it was held very successfully. The Antique art exhibition was held to understand the culture of our ancestors and to contribute to the development of national culture through ancient art. In addition, Chonnam National University Museum wanted to receive or purchase ancient art pieces for improving the role of the museum. The Antique art exhibition consisted of the Department of Calligraphy and Painting and the Department of Crafts, including 198 pieces of calligraphy and painting, ceramics, and earthenware.
The Antique art exhibition has the purpose, hosting guidelines, and regulations of the exhibition. After the exhibition, it was conducted fairly systematically, including public opinion polls and reporting the results to the Ministry of Education. Not only that, a lot of effort was put into promoting the exhibition. In addition, the exhibition was further enriched by holding an affiliated Exhibition, an antique lecture and discussion session. The Antique art exhibition is likely to be the first special exhibition of the university museum known to present after liberation. Moreover, official documents related to the exhibition and related materials are well-preserved, which is significant in that it is possible to examine the exhibition process and contents of the university museum in the 1950s. It can also be said to have a greater meaning in that it was the first museum exhibition held in the Honam region.