국립민속박물관 내에 60-70년대의 거리를 재현해놓은 "추억의 거리" 가 생겼습니다.
그 시절의 이발소, 만화방, 옷가게, 다방, 식당, 사진관, 그리고 포니자동차까지 ^-^
Stroll back to the sixties
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Inside the National Folk Museum of Korea next to Gyeongbokgung, central Seoul, a peculiar narrow road opened last Tuesday. Named the "Street of Memory," the road takes visitors back to the 1960s and '70s.
From a cafe, comic book store and barbershop to a photo studio tucked away at the end, the road is filled with dozens of old-fashioned stores.
The Street of Memory was built to commemorate the official reopening of The National Children's Museum of Korea.
The museum was initially created as a part of the National Folk Museum of Korea in 2003 but has gained enough popularity to be given separate status. This is the first time a children's museum here has earned the status of a national institution.
Based on detailed research, the stores on the street are perfectly reproduced to make middle-aged Koreans nostalgic.
For example, the barber shop "Hwagae" is after the one in the same name that actually existed nearby in Sogyuk-dong for over 50 years until 2007.
On opening day, a barber cut visitors' hair at the shop using traditional supplies.
"Norano's Boutique," a dressmaker, is named for Madame Norano, the fashion designer who held the first fashion show in Korea in 1956.
After she opened her shop in the 1960s, a bunch of high-end boutiques opened in Seoul and women learned more about fashion trends.
Visitors can also find Hyundai's 1978 version of "Pony 1 Pick-up" car - the nation's first domestic model - at the street.
The museum recently bought the car from a Gangwon Province resident. Although it is more than 30 years old, the car still runs well.
"Starting from this Street of Memory, the museum will build a totally traditional village in the area which will be finished by 2011," said Kim Mee-gyeom, educator of the museum.
The National Children's Museum of Korea is situated inside the National Folk Museum of Korea in Samcheong-dong, central Seoul. For more information, visit www.kidsnfm.go.kr or call (02) 3704-3130~1.
(claire@heraldm.com)
By Park Min-young
