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Asia Culture Center exhibits explore Asian identity

Dec 18, 2015

Asia's largest cultural center said Friday various exhibits are on display to explore what it means to be Asian.The Asia Culture Center opened last month in Gwangju, South Jeolla Province, in a project by the South Korean government to redefine this southwestern city as the "cultural center of Asia."Various archival studies done on Asian cultures have been put on display at Library Park, which opened in September, ACC said.Three exhibits are ongoing at this space, which combines the functions of
Romantic year-end dates, without the crowds

Dec 16, 2015

A guide to spots for a romantic, relaxing evening with your sweetheart
New MMCA director attempts to allay censorship concerns

Dec 14, 2015

Bartomeu Mari, former director of the Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art, appointed to head the state-run art museum in Korea
Culture Ministry to sponsor Korean art exhibition at Met

Dec 13, 2015

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism will fund Korean art exhibitions at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York from 2016 to 2018, the museum has announced. The ministry and the Met signed a memorandum of understanding last Thursday for a three-year partnership to support exhibitions and programs related to Korean art and culture at the museum. Thomas Campbell, director and CEO of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (left), and Oh Seung-je, director of the Korean Cultural Service of New Y
Tongyeong recognized for its rich music offerings

Dec 13, 2015

Port city designated UNESCO Creative City of Music
History of food exchanges between Korea and Japan

Dec 10, 2015

National Folk Museum of Korea shows how exchanges between Korea and Japan shaped their food culture
National Library holds exhibition of award-winning content

Dec 8, 2015

The National Library of Korea is hosting an exhibition of award-winning content, including webtoons, photography and videos, at its digital library until Dec. 23, according to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and Korea Culture and Information Service. The National Library of Korea holds the “Hello, Korea” exhibition featuring award-winning content through Dec. 23 in Seoul. (KOCIS)KOCIS held two competitions ― “Talk Talk Korea” and “Peace Flag Campaign” ― last May to mark the 70th Libe
Controversy rekindled over late Chun Kyung-ja’s painting

Dec 8, 2015

Chun’s descendants give state-run museum ultimatum to dispose of ‘fake work’
Korea, Japan seek to register records of Joseon goodwill missions on UNESCO list

Dec 7, 2015

South Korea and Japan plan to submit a joint application to register about 200-300 documents recording the “Joseon Tongsinsa” from 1607-1811 on the UNESCO Memory of the World list by March next year, the Busan Cultural Foundation said Monday. The updated documentary heritage list will be finalized by July or August 2017. A reenactment of Joseon Tongsinsa at a festival in Busan (Korea Tourism Organization)Joseon Tongsinsa refers to the series of diplomatic goodwill missions that the Joseon era (1
Grotesque exposure of human condition

Dec 6, 2015

Artist Sohn Jung-hee expresses compassion toward human nature with ceramic sculptures of mythical figures
Korean tug-of-war game added to UNESCO list

Dec 2, 2015

A traditional Korean tug-of-war folk game had its name added to UNESCO’s intangible heritage list Wednesday, jointly with three other Asian countries with similar traditions. Tugging rituals and games, proposed by South Korea, Vietnam, Cambodia and the Philippines, gained status as UNESCO-recognized traditions of humanity during the 10th session of the Intergovernmental Committee for Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage held in Windhoek, the capital of southwest African country Namibia.
‘Korea can create 2nd Pucca’

Dec 2, 2015

Think outside the box for character creation, says global licensing expert
Metal piece found at Seoul-Pyongyang joint excavation site

Dec 1, 2015

South and North Korea have unearthed a piece of metal type at an ancient palace in the North‘s border city of Gaeseong as they wrapped up a joint excavation project, a group of historians said Monday.The block of movable metal type was one of about 3,500 relics that have been excavated at the site of Manwoldae, a Goryeo Dynasty (918-1392) palace in Gaeseong, in the six-month project, according to the group of the two Koreas’ historians. A piece of metal type believed to date back to the Goryeo D
A season of family-friendly winter performances

Dec 1, 2015

As the year comes to a close, many people may be scrambling to figure out how to spend their free time during the cold winter while getting a bit of artistic indulgence. For those looking to kick the winter blues, there’s nothing like a night at the theater to add a little enchantment to one’s evening. A scene from the Universal Ballet Korea‘s production of “The Nutcracker,” which will be staged at the Universal Arts Center in Seoul from Dec. 18 to 31. (Universal Ballet Korea)Inarguably one of
S. Korean Catholic bishops to visit N. Korea this week

Nov 30, 2015

A group of South Korean Catholic bishops said Monday its members plan to visit North Korea this week to discuss ways of promoting cooperation with its North Korean counterpart.The Catholic Bishops' Conference of Korea said the 17-member delegation, led by Archbishop Kim Hee-joong, will visit North Korea from Tuesday to Friday on the invitation of the North's association on Catholics.It said they plan to discuss how to promote cooperation among Catholics of the two Koreas, including the program c