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- Korea and Italy rediscover nudity
- Jul 11, 2013
- Two sculptors, Korean Kim Young-won and Italian Novello Finotti, met in Padova, Italy for an artistic dialogue on the clear contrast between marble and bronze. Image of invitation cardWorks of the two artists are being displayed all throughout the city -- in Zukermann Museum...
- Want to learn Korean? Come to King Sejong Institute
- Jul 10, 2013
- The number of King Sejong Institutes has now reached 120 locations around the world.Minister Yoo Jin-ryong of Culture, Sports and Tourism promised to ramp up support for the Korean language and culture schools. “Our ministry plans to bring the number to 200 by 2017,” he said...
- Opening hearts and sharing the future through books
- Jul 09, 2013
- Korea was invited to the 20th Tokyo International Book Fair as guest of honor, the first Asian country to become a principal visitor of the event. The Korean pavilion, whose theme was “Books opening the heart, doors opening the future,” caused a sensation from the opening on July...
- Picasso’s artwork flown in to Korea
- Jul 09, 2013
- Famous for his remarkable imagination and extraordinary creativity, Pablo Picasso is an artistic genius of the 20th century. The worldwide popularity of his works and the respect towards his gifted artistic talents show no signs of waning 40 years after his death to this day. Inc...
- Korean Cultural Center quenches Thailand’s thirst for H...
- Jul 08, 2013
- The Korean Cultural Center (KCC) built its 25th nest in Thailand.On July 4, the Korean Cultural Center Thailand (KCCT) opened in Sukhumvit, Bangkok, with a goal to bring Korean culture closer to Thais by providing information on Korean culture and holding cultural events througho...
- ‘Cold Eyes’ depicts hectic lives of Korean police
- Jul 05, 2013
- The crime action movie Cold Eyes which breathtakingly depicts the police pursuing a criminal organization premiered on July 3. On the same day, its press preview took place at a very special place, the National Police Agency. Dressed in a police uniform, Korean actress Han Hyo-jo...
- Korean troupes go on tour to celebrate 50-year friendsh...
- Jul 04, 2013
- With this year marking the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Korea and Canada, Korea’s performing arts troupes have been on tour in four of Canada’s major cities -- Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, and Vancouver. During this tour which kicked off on June 28 at Bluma Appe...
- Korean wave in Mexico hotter than tropical weather
- Jul 03, 2013
- Across the Pacific, the Korean wave has arrived in Mexico. On June 28, 4,000 fans came for a concert by Korean boy band U-KISS at the Jose Cuervo Salon in Mexico City, filling all the seats. They waved fluorescent sticks and Korean national flags and sang along with the boy band....
- Enjoy Korean traditional shows on the floor
- Jul 02, 2013
- Korea’s acclaimed traditional artists are enriching Wednesday nights with their specialties including traditional Korean dance, folk songs, pansori, and traditional musical instruments such as the zither-like gayageum and fiddle-like haegeum.The National Gugak Center has been run...
- Simple, pure beauty of moon jar presented in Britain
- Jul 01, 2013
- A potter, Bernard Leach (1887-1979) was one of the first British visitors to Korea, a country then known as the Hermit Kingdom. Leach was fascinated by the simple beauty of the moon jars, or dal-hang-a-ri. On his second visit to Korea in 1935, he collected a moon jar and brought ...
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