Busan Museum Unveils Korea’s First Excavated Joseon-Era Armor

Busan Museum Unveils Korea’s First Excavated Joseon-Era Armor

Busan, South Korea — For centuries, armor worn by Joseon soldiers remained cloaked in the romanticism of courtly artifacts — preserved through family lineage, honored in ancestral rituals, and viewed behind polished glass. But rarely, if ever, has a suit of armor returned from the battlefield not as heirloom, but as evidence — unearthed, rusted, silent — telling a story the ground itself remembers.Beginning April 8, the Busan Museum will open a …