Seminar & Forum TCS Supports 2025 Korea-China-Japan International Symposium & Museum Night
2025-09-30
The 2025 Korea-China-Japan International Symposium among Museums of Capital Cities & Museum Night was held on September 30, 2025 at the Seoul Museum of History under the theme “The Future Sustainability of City Museums.” Co-hosted by the Seoul Museum of History, the Capital Museum of Beijing, the Edo-Tokyo Museum, and the Shenyang Imperial Palace Museum, the event brought together experts, curators, and youth from the three countries. The Trilateral Cooperation Secretariat (TCS) joined the event as an official supporter, contributing to its success from the Symposium to the evening Museum Night program.
During the Symposium, TCS Deputy Secretary-General YAN Liang delivered congratulatory remarks, emphasizing the role of museums in enhancing mutual understanding among the three countries and underscoring the importance of digital innovation, youth engagement, and education for sustainable development. The symposium featured presentations from the four co-host museums on topics including creator training, AI docent systems, digitization, community engagement, and youth-oriented narratives, and concluded with a trilateral youth session.
At the evening program, Museum Night: YOUTH & CULTURE, held in the museum courtyard, TCS Secretary-General LEE Heesup offered a toast celebrating the spirit of cultural exchange and youth engagement, marking the culmination of a day of dialogue and networking.
For the first time, a dedicated Youth Program was organized as a side event, with TCS providing strong support for the recruitment and participation of young delegates from Korea, China, and Japan. Participants joined the Youth Urban Creators Workshop, producing creative works that reflected diverse interpretations of Seoul, and also took part as supporters in managing the joint promotion booth supported by TCS in collaboration with the Chinese and Japanese Cultural Centers in Seoul. Their involvement brought fresh perspectives and contributed meaningfully to discussions on the future sustainability of museums, while underscoring the next generation’s role in advancing trilateral cultural cooperation. The promotion booths will remain open to the public until October 5, 2025.

▲DSG Yan’s Congratulatory Remarks at the Symposium

▲Youth Session

▲SG Lee’s Toast Remarks at the Museum Night

▲Promotional Booth
TCS Event
Documents
- 15th Trilateral Cultural Ministers' Meeting Kyoto Declaration_JP
- Joint Statement of the 16th Trilateral Cultural Content Industry Forum
- 14th Trilateral Cultural Ministers' Meeting Jeonju Declaration_JP
- Joint Statement of the 15th Trilateral Cultural Content Industry Forum
- 13th Trilateral Cultural Ministers' Meeting Qufu Declaration_JP
- Joint Statement of the 14th Trilateral Cultural Content Industry Forum
- 12th Trilateral Cultural Ministers' Meeting Kitakyushu Declaration_JP
- Joint Statement of the 13th Trilateral Cultural Content Industry Forum

