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SEOUL, April 22 (Yonhap) -- Is it true to say that children are loved by adults?
In order to commemorate the 100th Children's Day, The National Museum of Korean Contemporary History is holding an exhibition named "We are all Children," in the 22nd at the special exhibition room. Through pictures, the exhibition informs the fact that somewhere in this global village, there are children suffering from harsh labor and poverty.
"Although Children's Day was made to improve the quality of the children's lives, there are still so many children who are not protected, despite being the 100th year," said Nam Hee-sook, director of the National Museum of Korean Contemporary History. "We wanted to introduce the cases of the children from all over the world who are not respected."
"I have collected photos that can resonate and impress with just a single cut. Hoping that children will come and see the exhibition, we also had placed the pictures lower than usual," continued director Nam Hee-sook.
In the exhibition, 132 cases and 184 pieces of photos and records regarding South Korea and other countries are displayed. One will be able to see the Lewis Hine Collection, a document on child labor from the Library of Congress in the United States, photos of child migration held by the National Archives of Australia, and the photos taken by the Reuters photographer Kim Kyung-Hoon along with the information given by UNICEF Korea.
Most of the works feature children who have survived the scenes of labor, war, abuse, accidents, and forced displacement. There are also photos of children protesting against adults and raising their voices. As the museum said, it is an "exhibition that breaks the conventional wisdom of children's exhibition."
"The atmosphere of the exhibition was rather heavy so we used a lot of illustrations," said Ham Young-hoon, curator at the Museum of Korean Contemporary History. "Through the exhibition, we hope that children will discover their identity as independent individuals."
The exhibition will be held till July 17th.
(This article is translated from Korean to English by Haemin Kim.)
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