History

Purchased site (Site purchase cost – 1.9 billion won)

Confirmed the construction plan including the selection of site

Selected site in the current location in Namyangju (The 7th Silhak Exaltation Promotion Committee)

Contract for site selection service (Feb 14 – Apr 14, 2004, Research Institute for Industry and Management, University of Seoul)

Organization of Silhak Exaltation Promotion Committee

Completion

Resumption of construction

Completion of change in final drawing

Change in permission for cultural heritage alteration (Adjustment between floors to maintain existing floor height)

Suspension of construction due to leakage of underground water

Ground-breaking ceremony

Completion of basic and working drawings

Selection of design through competition

Organization of Opening Preparation Committee (5 including chairman)

Commencement of exhibition work

Organization of Opening Preparation Team (5 including Team Leader)

Contract with exhibition company

The 2nd meeting of the Exhibition Contents Advisory Committee

Exhibition Planning Workshop (3 times, Dec 10, 2007 / Dec 18, 2007 / Feb 15, 2008)

Organization of Exhibition Contents Advisory Committee and the 1st meeting

Completion of basic and working drawings

Purchase of relics in 2008

Donation of relics from the family of Pojeo Jo Ik

Donation of relics from the family of Jamgok Kim Yook

Donation of relics from the Honorary Professor Ogawa Haruhisa of the University of Tokyo

Reception of relics from the family of Yeonam Park Ji-won and Hwanjae Park Gyu-soo

Reception of relics from the family of Hyegang Choi Han-gi

Special Exhibition in Second Half – “Silhak, Immersed in All Sorts of Studies”

International Conference - “East Asian Silhak ”

Conference – “Man and Land, Human Geography Drawn by <Taekriji>”

MOU for Silhak Culture Promotion in Joan-myeon, the Slow City

Symposium - “Sonam Yoon Dong-gyu and Dorim-dong, Incheon”

Special Exhibition in First Half – “North School’s Dream”

MOU for Promotion of the Culture of Integrity for Bundang Combined Power Gernation Division of Korea South-East Power Co., Ltd.

MOU for Provision and Public Relations for Silhak Culture Contents Service

Symposium - “Sonam Yoon Dong-gyu and Incheon Silhak Culture”

Special Exhibition in Second Half – “Calendar, Trace of Time”

MOU for Joint Public Relations for Namyangju Cultural Facility

Conference - “Dasan Hakdan and Bangsan Yoon Jeong-gi”

Special Exhibition in First Half – “Dasan’s Disciples in the Place of Exile, Dasan Hakdan”

Memorial of Understanding for Promotion of the Culture of Integrity for Guri Namyangju Office of Education

Conference on Classical Scholars, Reflection on the Times and Their Roles

Memorial of Understanding for Special Exhibition on Dasan

Traveling Exhibition in Seongho Memorial Hall in Ansan, Commemorating the 250th Anniversary of the Passing of Seongho Yi Ik “New Heaven, Earth, and World – Seongho Yi Ik’s Silhak”

The Museum of Silhak · Paju City Joint Conference - <Yulgok Studies and Gyeonggi Silhak>

MOU between The Museum of Silhak · Chusa Museum for promotion of Silhak culture

Silhak Cultural Symposium - “Jamgok Kim Yook Who Saved Joseon through Daedongbeop and Gapyeong”

Conference commemorating the 250th anniversary of the Passing of Seongho Yi Ik - “Propagation of Seongho School and Family Legacy”

Special Exhibition commemorating the 250th anniversary of the Passing of Seongho Yi Ik “New Heaven, Earth, and World – Seongho Yi Ik’s Silhak”

The Museum of Silhak · Namyangju MOU for Promotion of Silhak Culture

Special Exhibition in Second Half - “Soonam Ahn Jeongbok’s Korean History Studies, <Dongsa Gangmok>”

International Conference in Commemoration of Soonam’s 300th Birth Anniversary - “Soonam An Jeong-bok’s Studies and Ideas”

Conference commemorating the 250th anniversary of Dasan’s birth - “Toegye School and Geungi Silhak, Prospect on Succession and Conquest”

Academic Conference Commemorating the Selection of Dasan by UNESCO Celebration of Anniversaries in 2012 - “Dasan’s Ideas and Western Studies”

Commemorative event for the 250th anniversary of Dasan’s birth - “Feast of Dasan in 200 Years”

MOU with Gyeonggi Nambu Provincial Police Agency for education and academic exchange

Conference commemorating the 250th Anniversary of Dasan’s Birth – New Approach for Dasan Studies

Special Exhibition of Dasan’s 250th Birth Anniversary - “Dasan, His Life & Ideal at Han River”

Inaugural assembly of Silhak Family

Donation of Restored <World Map> to Bongseonsa Temple

Conference for Special Exhibition in Second Half - “The Matteo Ricci World Map and World View in the Late Joseon Dynasty”

Special Exhibition in Second Half - “World Map, Drawing the World and Universe”

Conference for Special Exhibition in First Half - “Confucian Writings of the Late Joseon Dynasty and <Seongho Saseol>”

Completion of Dasan Garden authorized

Special Exhibition in First Half - “Seongho Yi Ik, New Viewing of All Things”

Conference for Special Exhibition in Second Half – Cultural History of Yenching Travels

Special Exhibition in Second Half - Yenching Travels, Road to the World

Lecture for Special Exhibition in First Half – Philosophical Ground of Dasan’s Silhak Ideas (Song Jae-so)

Inauguration of the 2nd head of museum, “Kim Si-oep”

Conference for Special Exhibition in First Half – Tradition of Governance in Joseon and Mokmin Simseo (Reflections on Governing the People)

Lecture for Special Exhibition in First Half – Proposals for Good Government and Reformative Ideologies (Kim Tae-yeong)

Special Exhibition in First Half – Dasan and His Works, Yeoyudang-jip

Began to offer educational programs (For children, family, adolescents, adults, teachers, and public officials)

Opening ceremony of the museum and Special Exhibition on the Opening ‘Kim Yook and Daedongbeop’

Organization of teams (2 Teams – Curator Team, Administrative Support Team)

Completion of exhibition work

Completion of construction work

Announcement of the Enforcement Regulations of the Operational Rules of the Museum of Silhak

Inauguration of first head of museum, “Ahn Byeong-jik”

Establishment and announcement of the Operational Rules of the Museum of Silhak