Abstract
There has been scarce research on pottery and ceramics museums, with most studies focusing on the artistic techniques, historical, architectural, and geographical aspects of pottery and ceramics themselves. Research related to art education has primarily centered around educational methodologies in elementary schools or the development of art programs. Consequently, there has been a lack of studies analyzing the role of pottery and ceramics museums within local communities or examining their social functions within the framework of contemporary art museums. This study examines the role and social functions of pottery villages as contemporary art museums within local communities, focusing on three representative pottery villages in Korea: Gyeoryongsan Pottery Village, Bangok Pottery Village, and Oegosan Pottery Village. These villages were chosen for their common characteristics: they all preserve traditional handmade pottery techniques, house intangible cultural heritage artisans, and host regular local festivals. Moreover, each village contains pottery or ceramics museums, indicating a close relationship between the village communities and the museums. Therefore, by analyzing these villages, the study explores how pottery and ceramics museums emerged and evolved in response to the rapid changes of contemporary society and examines their relationship with local communities. Finally, the study analyzes the social roles that pottery and ceramics museums, as cultural heritage, play within these local communities.
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Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
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KEYWORDS
Contemporary Museum, Pottery museum, Ceramics museum, Korean local community
