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2023
January 1st

3rd Director Kim Kwang-woo takes office

2022
October 26th

Opening of the UNPM Global Citizen Room of the Busan Global Foreign Education Center (East Section)

October

Designated “Busan Unique Venue” by the Busan Tourism Organization

September

Opening of STUDIO U.P. & PIKI

June 10th

Opening of the UN Kids Zone in the United Nations Peace Memorial

2021
February 3rd

Opening of the UN Peace and Sustainable Development Lab

January

Designated as an excellent career experience venue by Busan Metropolitan City Office of Education (2021-2023)

2020
November 17th

Opening of the UNPM Global Citizen Room of Busan Global Foreign Education Center (West Section)

July 27th

Opening of the outdoor exhibit

July 16th

Redesignated as an education donation career experience institution by Ministry of Education

2019
March 7th

Smart exhibit system in the National Memorial built - Opening of mobile application and creation of VR zones

February 1st

Opening of the UNPM reference library

2018
December

Designated as an excellent career experience venue by the Busan Metropolitan City Office of Education

March 16th

Opening of the Busan branch of global citizenship education of UNESCO APCEIU

January 2nd

2nd Director Park Jong-wang takes office

2017
September 11th

Designated as an education donation career experience institution by Ministry of Education

July 31st

Opening of the UNPM Busan Global Village in the United Nations Peace Memorial (External Education PR Room)

2016
August 23d

Designated as an institution with the 2016 iThe Duke of Edinburgh's International Award by Ministry of Gender Equality and Family

June 1st

Designated as a historic site with cultural tourism interpretation

April 26th

Designated as a “Memorial Facility and 1 school-1 company” connected facility

2015
October 7th

- Awarded the BEST AWARD in the completed building sectors in the 2015 Busan International Construction Expo

- Awarded a gold medal in the public sector in the 2015 Busan Construction Award

May 14th

Designated as a national memorial facility (No. 40-2-21 Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs)

March 27th

Registered as a Type 1 Specialized Museum (No. 18 Busan Metropolitan City)

2014
November 11th

Opening ceremony of the United Nations Peace Memorial

November 7th

Completion of the construction of the United Nations Peace Memorial

October 15th

1st Director of the United Nations Peace Memorial Jeon Wae-sook takes office

October 1st

Completion of the exhibit construction of the United Nations Peace Memorial

October 23d

National loan donation of the United Nations Peace Memorial (Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs)

2012
December 24th

Completion of exhibiting basic plans related to manpower

2011
October 31st

Completion of basic and real design of the United Nations Peace Memorial

2010
October 11st

Securing the land of the United Nations Peace Memorial (Granted by Busan Metropolitan City)

May 31st

Conclusion of the agreement of construction of the United Nations Peace Memorial (The Commemorative Organization for World Peace)

2009
June 18th

Selected as a commemorative project marking the 60th anniversary of the Korean War (60th anniversary of the Korean War Business Commission)

May 29th

Submission of business plan (The Commemorative Organization for World Peace-and Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs)

2008
August 30th

Feasibility study and manpower basic plan for the establishment of the United Nations Peace Memorial

2005
October 28th

Suggestion of the establishment of peace museum (by National assembly member Kim Jung-hoon)