Special Exhibition of Seoul Urban Life Museum: Marriage Stories of Seoul Families
Once seen as an obligation, marriage is now viewed as a choice.
To explore the reasons behind this shift, the Seoul Urban Life Museum conducted a comprehensive survey and studied the marriage culture of Seoul's citizens across different eras last year. The findings are now presented in this year's special exhibition.
Soon after the liberation in 1945, the country faced the Korean War. Still, Korean society has rapidly grown with the Miracle on the Hangang River, and marriage customs have evolved alongside this growth. Seoul's marriage culture, shaped by traditional values and foreign influences, continues to change.
We invite you to reflect on Korean society's journey over the past 80 years after independence through the lens of Seoul's marriage culture to foster deeper generational understanding and empathy.