Special Exhibition on 10th Anniversary of Jürgen Hinzpeter's Passing Featuring May 18 Democratization Movement Archives

A special exhibition is being held to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the passing of Jürgen Hinzpeter (1937–2016), the German journalist who revealed the truth of the May 18 Democratization Movement to the world.

The Restoration Promotion Group for the Former Jeonnam Provincial Office under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the May 18 Memorial Foundation announced that they will host a special exhibition titled "The Legacy Left Behind by Witness with Blue Eyes, Hinzpeter" from the 5th of this month to March 28 of next year at the special exhibition room of the former Jeonnam Provincial Office in Dong-gu, Gwangju.

Hinzpeter is the real-life model for the foreign journalist in the movie A Taxi Driver. This exhibition highlights his life as a journalist and the significance of his records through the photos, videos, and personal belongings he left behind.

The exhibition will feature photos and videos he captured while entering Gwangju to evade martial law forces, personal items such as his passport, notebook, typewriter, reporting tapes, and collected books, as well as plaques and souvenirs he received.

On the 5th, the opening day of the special exhibition, an academic forum will also be held at Jeonil Building 245 in Dong-gu, Gwangju, under the theme of "Memory and Practice of May 18 and South Korea's Democratization Movement."

During the forum, participants will examine the significance of citizen participation, solidarity, and communal practice seen in the May 18 and South Korea's democratization movement from the perspective of intangible heritage, while discussing ways to transmit these historical experiences and values to future generations and spread them socially.
 
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