Curriculum Vitae

Last updated: 19 Aug 2026

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Personal Details

Name: Kun Wook Ryu (ๆŸณๅปบๆ—ญ)

Date of Birth: 21 May 1988

Place of Birth: Daegu, South Korea

Contact: kunwryu(at)gmail.com

Pronoun(s): She/her

Academic Qualifications

2026 – Present

Doctor of Philosophy

The Academy of Korean Studies • Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea

Status: In progress

Study: Anthropology

2023 – 2026

Master of Arts

Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg • Cottbus, Germany

Status: Completed Coursework (Non-degree)

Study: World Heritage Studies

Courses: Legal Aspects of Heritage; Heritage Impact Assessment; Cultural Landscapes; Conservation/Building in Existing Fabric; etc.

2013 – 2020

Master of Arts

Hanyang University • Seoul, South Korea

Study: Sociocultural Anthropology

Thesis: Adaptation Strategies of Webtoon Artists in the Environment of Digital Content Industry (2020)

Academic Supervisor: Late Professor Chung, Byung-ho

Courses: Political Anthropology; Culture of Minority and Nation State; Studies of Space and Culture; Studies on Islamic Culture; Comparative Studies of Religion and Myth; etc.

2011 – 2013

Bachelor of Arts

Hanyang University ERICA Campus • Ansan-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea

Study: Cultural Anthropology (transferred from Kyungwon University)

Graduation Based on Examination (non-thesis track)

Courses: Korean Folklore; Visual Anthropology; Space and Culture; Japanese Culture; Studies on North Korean Culture; Prehistoric Archaeology of Korea; Historical Archaeology of Korea; etc.

2008 – 2011

Bachelor of Arts

Kyungwon University (now Gachon University) • Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea

Study: English Language & Literature (transferred)

Courses: Introduction to Linguistics; Cross-cultural Communication, Part A; How to Teach English through Film; Effective Use of Games in the ESL Classroom; etc.

Publications

Encyclopedia Entries • 2021 • National Folk Museum of Korea

The Encyclopedia of Korean Livelihood Systems: Fishery

  • ๋‚˜์นจ๋ฐ˜ [Compass]: pp. 140-142 • Web Encyclopedia | PDF
  • ๋…ธ๋Ÿ‰์ง„์ˆ˜์‚ฐ์‹œ์žฅ [Noryangjin Fisheries Wholesale Market]: pp. 167-168 • Web Encyclopedia | PDF
Encyclopedia Entry • 2021 • National Folk Museum of Korea

The Encyclopedia of Korean Folk Symbols: Tiger

ํ˜ธ์ž [Hoja / Tiger Vessel]: pp. 168-169 • Web Encyclopedia | PDF

Hoja is the Korean pronunciation of ่™Žๅญ, which literally means "tiger vessel", referring to a traditional urinal.

Encyclopedia Entries • 2018 • National Folk Museum of Korea

The Encyclopedia of Korean Basic Necessities: Food

Entries for ๊ตญ์ž [Ladle] (p. 129), ๋ณ‘ [Bottle] (pp. 425-426), ์ˆ˜๋ฐ• [Watermelon] (pp. 619-620), ์นผ [Kitchen Knife] (p. 933).

Links: ๊ตญ์ž | ๋ณ‘ | ์ˆ˜๋ฐ• | ์นผ | Volume PDF

Work Experience

23 Oct 2023 – 31 Aug 2025

Archivist

Korea Foundation for the Traditional Architecture and Technology • Architecture Heritage Information Team, Paju-si, Gyeonggi-do

  • Management of the archive and storage facilities
  • Registration and lending of collected books, repair and supervision reports on cultural and natural heritage
  • Monitoring of the archive storage space & cataloguing of donated books
  • Management of the Cultural Heritage Preservation Total Information System
  • Public release of repair and supervision reports on national heritage & establishment of report database
2 May 2022 – 31 Dec 2022

Curator

National Museum of Korea • Collection Management Division, Seoul, South Korea

  • Management of lending objects: Managing and processing loan requests & inspecting condition of objects and facilities of borrowing institutions
  • Loans and returns (26 exhibitions & 265 objects) for special exhibitions
  • Long-term (over 1 year) loans and returns (43 exhibitions & 8,217 objects) for permanent exhibitions
  • Managing statistical data: Document room management, collecting statistical data for publishing the annual report (2021)
  • General Affairs: Responding to civil complaints (E-People) and bi-weekly meeting administration
4 Oct 2016 – 24 Apr 2022

Curator

National Folk Museum of Korea • Research Division, Seoul, South Korea

Awards & Scholarships

Awards

  • Commendation for Dedication and Sincerity: National Folk Museum of Korea (31 Dec 2021)
  • Excellence Award: National Institute of Korean Language, 350th Korean Language Culture School (19 May 2017)

Scholarships

  • KT&G Scholarship: Full tuition (four semesters, 2013 – 2014)
  • Korea Student Aid Foundation (KOSAF): Partial tuition (two semesters, 2012)
  • Hanyang University Scholarship: Full tuition (one semester, 2011)

Other Experiences

Training

  • International Webinar: Trafficking and Terrorism of Antiquities: IAP & Blue Shield (5 Mar 2025, 1h 15m)
  • Sustainable Building Technology Course: KICTE (3 Jul 2023 – 25 Aug 2023, 250h • BIM, Digital Twin, Metaverse)
  • Korean Language Culture School: National Institute of Korean Language (15 May 2017 – 19 May 2017, 35h)

Volunteering & Exchange

  • Student Docent: National Museum of Korea (21 Feb 2012 – 29 Jun 2012, 62h)
  • Global Village: Habitat for Humanity Korea in Nepal (10 Jul 2008 – 24 Jul 2008, 120h)
  • Exchange Program: UC Riverside (Jan 2009 – Dec 2009)

Linguistic Skills

  • Korean: Native
  • Hanja: Intermediate (Level 2 in KHLQT)
  • English: Advanced (CEFR C1, Overall Band 7.6 [IELTS 2025])
  • German: Intermediate (CEFR B2, TDN 3.75 [TestDaF 2015])
  • Japanese: Intermediate
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