Seoul History Archives

The Seoul History Archives (Korean서울역사아카이브) is a service operated by the Seoul Museum of History in Seoul, South Korea. Its website was first opened to the public in 2014.[1]

Seoul History Archives
Available inKorean
Founded2014
Country of originSouth Korea
OwnerSeoul Museum of History
ServicesSharing the museum's digital collection
URLhttps://museum.seoul.go.kr/archive/NR_index.do (in Korean)
Commercialno
Seoul History Archives
Hangul
서울역사아카이브
Revised RomanizationSeouryeoksaakaibeu
McCune–ReischauerSŏuryŏksaak'aibŭ

Its purpose is to provide materials and knowledge to the general public, free of charge. Beginning in 2020, many of its materials have been available for non-commercial and even commercial use.[1] As of February 2023, it had a total of 26,131 items in its collection.[1] In 2020, 36,869 items were downloaded by the public, with usage continually increasing since.[1][2] This number was a 50% increase from the previous year's number of 24,275.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d 전, 수희 (2023-02-15). "[우리문화신문] 서울 역사의 모든 것 '서울역사아카이브'로 일원화". www.koya-culture.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-09-26.
  2. ^ 박, 현수 (2023-02-14). "서울 역사에 관한 모든 것,'서울역사아카이브'에서 찾으세요! |". www.slnews.co.kr. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
  3. ^ 황, 윤정 (2022-02-18). "서울 자료 여기 다 있네…방송·출판계도 서울역사아카이브 클릭". Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-09-26.