Yun Bong-gil martyr's remains repatriation 80th anniversary special exhibition opens in Yesan May 12

The Yun Bong-gil Memorial Hall in Yesan County, South Chungcheong Province, will host a special exhibition titled 'Memory After 80 Years, That Day on the Gallows' starting May 12. The exhibition commemorates the 81st anniversary of Korea's liberation and the 80th anniversary of the repatriation of martyr Yun Bong-gil's remains.

The exhibition focuses on the period from Yun Bong-gil's daring act of defiance to his execution and the subsequent efforts to bring his remains back to Korea. Central to the display will be the 'gallows' – the restraints Yun was bound with at the time of his death. Visitors will be able to view historical materials detailing his life and martyrdom.

Yun Bong-gil famously threw a bomb at a celebration ceremony in Shanghai's Hongkou Park on April 29, 1932, targeting Japanese officials. He was arrested at the scene and later executed on December 19, 1932, at the Kanazawa Army Prison in Japan. Following Korea's liberation, his remains were exhumed near the site of his death in 1946 and repatriated to his homeland, where he was interred in Hyochang Park, Seoul.

The memorial hall stated that the exhibition is designed to help visitors reconnect with historical memories through tangible artifacts, thereby fostering a renewed appreciation for Yun Bong-gil's patriotic spirit and the profound meaning behind the repatriation of his remains. Following its run in Yesan, the exhibition is planned to travel to the Maehon Yun Bong-gil Memorial Hall in Seoul for a reciprocal exhibition.