Should We Call the Korean War Forgotten?

June 1, 2024-August 2, 2024
Location: Asia Collection

Korean War, conflict between the Republic of Korea (South Korea) and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea) in which at least 2.5 million persons lost their lives. The war reached international proportions in June 1950 when North Korea, supplied and advised by the Soviet Union, invaded the South. The United Nations, with the United States as the principal participant, joined the war on the side of the South Koreans, and the People’s Republic of China came to North Korea’s aid. After more than a million combat casualties had been suffered on both sides, the fighting ended in July 1953 with Korea still divided into two hostile states. Negotiations in 1954 produced no further agreement, and the front line has been accepted ever since as the de facto boundary between North and South Korea. We have recently been building our collection through donations from veterans of the Korean War. The exhibition contained a lot of their work. Through their records, we will be able to understand more about each and every person who participated in the war. We are honored to exhibit their work.