Timeline of the War and Women’s Human Rights Museum

2024
08.16.

<The War and Women’s Human Rights Archives> Multilingual(Japanese, English) website published

- Go to the Japanese Website / Go to the English Website

05.04.
Commemoration of the 12th Anniversary of museum’s opening and the 5th Anniversary of the late Kim Bok-dong’s passing.
Opening of special exhibition <Peace Be With You> and hosting of related lectures (ended on April 30, 2025)
03.11.
<The War and Women's Human Rights Museum> Site relocation and reorganization
03.08.
Opening of special exhibition <“Asia連帯회의 - Sympathy  Solidarity  Shakes  the  World>
(ended on August 17, 2024)

2023
09.01.

Opening of special exhibition <Yellow Memory> and hosting of academic conference

07.03.

<Women and War Archives> website published


2022
08.14.

10th International Memorial Day for Japanese Military Comfort Women

05.05.

10th Anniversary  of Museum Opening Event <Building Connections Through Records>


2021
08.17.

Opening of special exhibit, <Her Voice on August 17th>, commemorating 30th Anniversary of Kim Hak-soon's testimony 


2020
10.08.

Opening of special exhibit commemorating 30th anniversary of the Korean Council, <30 Years on the Road to Reach Hope>

08.04.
Opening of special exhibit displaying "comfort women" survivors' belongings, <Another New Beginning, Searching for a New Road>
05.06.
Opening of the Wednesday Demonstrations Archives

2019
10.01.

Opening of special exhibit <I Was There. We Were There: Stories of Kim Sunok, Ji Doli, Yi Sunda, Yi Gwangja and Women Who Could Not Return>

05.08.

Opening of special exhibit commemorating Kim Bok-dong, women’s human rights activist 


2018
10.01.

Opening of special exhibit <Shanghai, Where the "Comfort Stations" Began: Records in Japanese Military War Diaries>

10.
Peace Tour held three times
07.~10.
Campaign for establishing a Peace Village, "An Arts and Culture Program with The War and Women’s Human Rights Museum"

2017
11.

Peace Map created in Korean, English, and Japanese; Museum catalog created in Korean, English, and Japanese

10.
Peace Tour
09.12.

Hosting of special exhibit <Wednesday Noons> 

03.~08.
Museum Youth Reporters program
04.~05.
Wall painting event hosted in celebration of 5th anniversary of museum opening
03.29.
Opening ceremony of statue ofKim Bok-dong and Gil Won-ok

2015
05.23.

Opening of special Exhibit <Women Waiting for Their Liberation> commemorating 70th anniversary of Korean independence


2014
08.11.

<Alley of Peace> wall mural opening ceremony

08.02.

Mural painting event: <Alley of Peace>

07.24.
Hosting of special exhibit <Tears of Congo: Wars Unfinished, Tears not Dried> with photographer Jeong Eun-jin

2013
05.05.

Hosting of events celebrating 1st anniversary of museum opening and Children’s Day including <Halmonis’ stories>, <Learning About Japanese Military “Comfort Women” Through Picture Books>, <Flying Butterflies of Hope>, <Peace Playground (Reading, Writing, Drawing, Making Peace)>

03.08.
Hosting of special exhibition <Today, Just Like Yesterday: an Alternative World Map> in celebration of International Women’s Day
01.18.

Museum joins the Korean Private Museum Association

01.16.
Museum registers with the Seoul metropolitan government

2012
06.05.

The Museum Establishment Committee is disbanded

05.05.
The War and Women’s Human Rights Museum opens  
05.05.

Hosting of opening symposium at the War and Women’s Human Rights Museum