The National Museum of Korea announced that it will hold an international academic symposium on the 6th in connection with the special exhibition "Opening the Seal of a Millennium - Special Exhibition of Dunhuang Buddhist Sutra Collections," which opened on October 23 and runs through January 24 of next year.

This international academic conference was prepared to share the latest research achievements and conduct in-depth discussions regarding the value of the exhibition, which brings together for the first time four Dunhuang Buddhist sutras owned by the National Museum of Korea along with one Dunhuang Buddhist sutra owned by Kyujanggak Institute for Korean Studies at Seoul National University.

The event will feature presentations by four domestic experts, designated discussions for each presentation, and a special lecture by a researcher from China's Dunhuang Academy.

The symposium will take place at the small auditorium of the National Museum of Korea's Education Building from 10:30 AM to 4:30 PM on the 6th, and anyone can attend for free on-site without prior registration.

(Photo: Captured from the National Museum of Korea website)