National Research Institute of Maritime Cultural Heritage Offers Marine Heritage Experience Program for Children with Disabilities

Hands-on Celadon Experience, Underwater Excavation, and More

The National Research Institute of Maritime Cultural Heritage will operate the marine heritage education program "Underwater Treasure Exploration" for visually and developmentally disabled students in special classes at elementary schools nationwide from June 22 to July 31. Starting June 11, participating schools will be recruited on a first-come, first-served basis.

Training scene of the "Undersea Treasure Exploration Visit Education Program" from last year.

The integrated (90 minutes) and advanced (120 minutes) courses, which require visiting the exhibition hall, will be held on the days when the Mokpo Maritime Museum is closed. For the visit-based (90 minutes) training course, an instructor will go directly to each special education classroom.

Participating students will be able to touch tactile exhibits of maritime heritage, such as the celadon duck-shaped incense burner, and smell spices like pepper, cinnamon, and cloves that were once transported on ancient trading vessels. The program will also utilize the "Sinan Ship tactile pad," which integrates voice, braille, and sign language explanations, as well as "multi-sensory braille teaching materials."

During the underwater excavation experience, students will wear actual diving equipment and use magnetic teaching tools to discover cultural heritage buried in the soil.

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