An excerpt from a Joongang Daily article. You can find the whole article here
Son Won-kyung stands with some of his action figures at his museum in Samcheong-dong, southern Seoul. By Choi Jeong-dong
“When I became a man, I put away childish things.” So wrote the Biblical apostle Paul.
But in Korea, there’s one man who’s grew up, and for 25 years kept collecting childish things, eventually putting 400,000 of them away in a museum.
Son Won-kyung, who founded the ToyKino Museum in Samcheong-dong, central Seoul, said, “Even though it’s been five years since I opened the museum, some people still treat it as a joke.”
Strictly speaking, the museum isn’t limited to toys. As its name implies, it’s also full of movie memorabilia. Son was born in 1974, and most of his collection centers around movies from that decade, like “Star Wars” and “Indiana Jones.”
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Son has accumulated action figures from the new entries in the Star Wars, Indiana Jones and “Superman” franchises, but nothing from “Terminator Salvation,” because he said he has too many from the previous films.
He’s also currently writing nine books about movies. Last year, he held a private exhibition of pictures based on his toys that was well received.
But costs are starting to catch up with him. Son recently had to close both his museum at the Heyri Artist Valley in Paju, Gyeonggi, and one of the museums in Samcheong-dong.
Describing his philosophy, Son said everyone should respect each other’s diverse cultural tastes.
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