Leeum Museum of Art presents 《Idea Museum, After Tomorrow》, a flagship public project showcasing an “evolving glossary” selected from the museum’s previous research programs, on view from September 5 to November 29.
 
Idea Museum explores contemporary issues through artistic and interdisciplinary perspectives, guided by the principles of Inclusivity, Diversity, Equality, and Accessibility(IDEA), and is supported by the CHANEL Culture Fund.
 
In the years since, the program has engaged artists, thinkers, and diverse voices through lectures, workshops, symposia, and screenings. It has addressed subjects ranging from climate change and sustainability to gender, diversity, and new ways of understanding knowledge and coexistence.
 
Positioned between archived records and forward-looking ideas, 《Idea Museum, After Tomorrow》 considers how cultural institutions can continue to learn from and adapt to a changing world.
 
Rather than serving as a conclusion to the program's history so far, the project approaches its accumulated questions and ideas as an open-ended glossary—one that can be revisited, reinterpreted, and expanded through new encounters.

An Evolving glossary for an Unscripted Future
 
The glossary of 《Idea Museum, After Tomorrow》 is not a dictionary that fixes the meanings of words or concepts, but a collection of “living vocabulary” that encompasses diverse experiences and perspectives while continuously acquiring new meanings through audience participation.
 
Each term drawn from the discourses accumulated over the past three years is reinterpreted in light of today’s social and environmental conditions, functioning as a medium that connects different concepts and experiences.
 
The glossary is structured as an open wiki. It allows visitors to navigate entries freely, discover connections between ideas, and contribute new terms based on their personal experiences and insights.
 
Rather than assigning fixed definitions, the words remain open to new interpretations, ready to be reshaped with each visit growing beyond the exhibition itself. The project features the editorial expertise of graphic design duo Sulki and Min(Choi Sulki and Choi Sung Min), visual designer Kwon Suzin, and editor Lee Donghwi.

The exhibition space is designed to be a place for pause and reflection by architect Dammy Dami Lee of Flora and Fauna. Conceived as a threshold between what has been explored and what is yet to come, the space offers visitors a moment to pause, encounter new ideas, and prepare for what might emerge next.
 
Sound, moving images, publications, and tactile objects come together in a multisensory installation that invites close, unhurried engagement—transforming the lounge into a dynamic forum where different perspectives meet, overlap, and generate new conversations.
 
《Idea Museum, After Tomorrow》 is open to the public free of charge in the Auditorium Lounge at Leeum Museum of Art.
 
Throughout the program, talks and various gatherings will be held around key terms, while the glossary will continue to accumulate and update new terms and discussions in connection with subsequent Idea Museum projects.

References

• 리움미술관 보도자료 (Leeum Museum of Art Press Release)