The Museum of Silhak seeks to obtain precious cultural treasures for exhibition, research and education and to contribute to their preservation and transmission by persuading individual owners andf amilies to sell or donate those items.

□ Purchasing relics and data
– Public announcement of purchase plan for relics and materials in newspapers and on the home page
– Those relics equal to designated cultural treasures are purchased according to the actual assessment of the commissioner responsible for appraisal of relics.
– Auctioned relics including those from overseas regions are tendered for based on the determination of the curator in consideration of the results from the appraisal of the commissioner aforesaid.

□ Donation of relics and materials
– Donation : All the year round
– Things to be donated : Items to be donated : Silhak-related cultural data and materials

□ Processing of donated cultural relics
– Registered as an item possessed by the museum and then used for exhibition, research and education
– Research literature is published for old documents and books and collections possessed by a family depending on importance
– Important and significant materials will be submitted for designation as national cultural treasures(national treasure, treasure, Do(provincial) cultural treasure, important folk materials etc.
– Cultural relics that need urgent maintenance and processing are to be restored with in-house budget.
– Entrusted cultural treasures that are hard to be donated are disinfected with steam for free of charge and insured.

□ Privileges for donators
– An appreciation plaque and enlarged picture of the donated items are given(※ Depending on significance, the appreciation plaque is given by the Governor of Gyeonggi Province or the President of the Gyeonggi Culture Foundation
– Portraits donated are produced with the same material, size and format if the donator wants for free of charge.
– Donators are registered as members of the museum, provided with exhibition documents and a wide range of academic books and invited to major events.
– In case the donator demands, he or she can be rewarded for the items donated within the budget not exceeding 20% of the appraised value determined by the commissioner.
– In honor of those who made special contributions of relics and data, memorial projects are carried out.

□ Inquires regarding donations
– Person in charge) Sanghun Yang of the Art & Science Dept. ☎ (031) 579-6006