Dokdo Museum was founded on the 50th anniversary of Korea's Independence with the help from Ulleng-gun,which has provided the lot and Samsung foundation of Culture,which has actually built the building from museum.And the first Curator,the late Lee Jong-Hak(1927-2002),who has collected many materials from the inside and outside of Korea.And it was opened as the only territorial museum in Korea on August 8th,1997 with the help from the late Hong Sun-Chil(The Leader of Volunter guard)and some groups such as the volunter quard of Dokdo and the Green Ulleong-do Club.
The museum was built in the image of Sambongo(three rocks)and that means it was actually built in the image of Dokdo.itself.It has a 3-stoty-building on the first floor(The permanent Exhibition Hall 1,2) and Special Exhibition Hall) and one more field on hte Second floor(The permanent Hall 3,Media Rooms for Natural Ecology,and Lobby to view Dokdo).
In the first exhibition hall,there are Korean,Japanese and Russian old records and documents to clear up the fact that Dokdo belong to Korea.At present Japan insists to prove that Dokdo belongs to Korea.
"The permanent Exhibition Hall 1"
"The permanent Exhibition Hall 2"
Since August 8,1998 outside Dokdo Museumhas build in the annivesary of the 1st year of Dokdo museum and in the 400th anniversary of General Lee SUn-shin's death.
The aim of Dokdo Museum is to excavate,collect,research materials around Dokdoand the east sea of Korea and by exhibiting,managing,educating,publicizing what they gain from their activities,they show the materials and information the disprove the untruth when Japan claims its territory on Dokdo.And it also aimed to inspire people with out nation's territoriality and nationality.
"The permanent Exhibition Hall 1"The theme of the second exhibition hall is to clear up the Japan's fictitious insistence of the theory of Occupation and Sea Japan.The basis on the Japanese insistence is that Dokdo has no traces of ownership by any country and that the island was not inhabited in 1905. Japan acquired by means of occupation.So Japan is provided with all the requisites for intenational laws for the possession of the island and Japan should legally posses Dokdo.Moreover Japan has tried to name the East Sea as the sea of Japan.
"The permanent Exhibition Hall 2"In the third exhibition hall there are photos and pictures about the volunter guard of Dokdo and the green Ulleung-Do-Dokdo Club.
This hall also displays materials revealing the Japanese reckless remarks on Dokdo and the Korean reactions and management on the Japan's thoughtless words,including the Japanese documents.Also,there are 7 kinds of whaling vessel's logbook by American who have discovered and recorded about Dokdo.
The documents in the third exhibition hall are about the volunter guard of Dokdo.The guard consisted of non-official civilians and kept the island from the Japanese encroachment upon the territory for over three years from 1953~1956
"The permanent Exhibition Hall 3"
The documents in the third exhibition hall are about the volunter guard of Dokdo.The guard consisted of non-official civilians and kept the island from the Japanese encroachment upon the territory for over three years from 1953~1956
"The permanent Exhibition Hall 3"for more information http://www.dokdomuseum.go.kr/en/exh/exh_01_01.html
Since August 8,1998 outside Dokdo Museumhas build in the annivesary of the 1st year of Dokdo museum and in the 400th anniversary of General Lee SUn-shin's death.
The aim of Dokdo Museum is to excavate,collect,research materials around Dokdoand the east sea of Korea and by exhibiting,managing,educating,publicizing what they gain from their activities,they show the materials and information the disprove the untruth when Japan claims its territory on Dokdo.And it also aimed to inspire people with out nation's territoriality and nationality.
July 31,2010
During the Summer vacation, me and my friend (WSK)took a trip to Ulleungdo and then to Dokdo.. Right now we are in Dokdo..it is now Korean territory I guess because all the policeman were South Koreans
more pictures http://picasaweb.google.com/Jaimito.theboss/UlleongdoAndDokdoIsland#
http://picasaweb.google.com/Jaimito.theboss/DokdoMuseum#
official website http://www.dokdomuseum.go.kr/
Credits : http://korea.net/news.do?mode=detail&guid=48824
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