Children's Art Classes

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Period July 17, 2009 - July 31, 2009 

This month the Itaewon-Hannam Global Village Center will continue to offer art classes for children. Professional teachers from an art school called Haneulgeurin will be joining us again this time to conduct the classes. On Friday, July 17th, the first class will be at 2 p.m. for kindergarten students and the other one will be at 3:30pm for students in grades 1-4. For more details please contact the numbers belo...

• Jul 11, 2009
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Youth film festival to portray dreams and pains of youth

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I Know You Know (2008) directed by Justin KerriganThe biggest youth film festival in Korea will open with a bang next Thursday. A total of 124 films from 33 nations will be screened at the 11th Seoul International Youth Film Festival from July 9 to 15. The opening ceremony will take place at the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts and the movies will be shown at Seoul Cinema in Jongno-gu. The catchph...

• Jul 04, 2009
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Culture festivals celebrate legacy of Baekje Kingdom

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How much do you know about Korea’s ancient Kingdom of Baekje (18 B.C. – A.D. 660)? It was one of the three kingdoms that ruled the southwest region of the Korean Peninsula some 1,400 years ago, together with the Kingdom of Goguryeo (37 B.C. – A.D. 668) and that of Silla (57 B.C. – A.D. 935). The kingdom is especially remembered for its splendid artworks, the soft smile of Buddha, delicate designs on roof ...

• Jul 03, 2009
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Monthly traditional tea ceremony at Gyeongbokgung Palace

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A traditional tea ceremony is to take place at Gyeongbokgung Palace on the first Saturday of every month from July to October. Visitors will learn all about the Korean-style tea ceremony at Geongcheonggung Residence. The traditional tea ceremony is co-hosted by the Cultural Heritage Administration and Myungwon Cultural Foundation, and will last for an hour from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. The first tea ceremony, called “S...

• Jul 03, 2009
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LA County Museum of Art displaying Korean contemporary arts

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Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) presents some notable artworks by contemporary Korean artists from June 28 to Sept. 20. “Your Bright Future: 12 Contemporary Artists from Korea,” as the exhibition is titled, will display 34 art works by artists born between 1957 and 1972. The work is co-hosted by LACMA and Houston Museum and sponsored by the Korea Foundation and Hanjin Shipping. The twelve artists...

• Jul 03, 2009
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Folk Music Troupe Performance: 5th Anniversary

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Period: July 03, 2009 - July 03, 2009 Place: 373- Sangman-ri, Imhoe-myeon, Jindo-gun , Jeollanam-do Details This year commemorates the 5th anniversary of the establishment of the National Center for Korean Namdo Performing Arts. The Folk Music Troupe is to feature various genres of Korean tradition music. There will be Pusal, a shaman music, pansori (traditional narrative song) of the folk tale Sugung-ga, Sinawi another sh...

• Jul 01, 2009
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Jisan Valley Rock Festival 2009

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Period: July 24, 2009 - July 26, 2009 Place: Jisan forrest ski resort, Icheon-si , Gyeonggi-do Details Jisan Rock Valley Festival has invited over 60 rock bands from home and overseas for this year's festival. “The performance pursues an environment-friendly festival,” underlined Yellow9 that co-produced big and small rock festivals in Korea including Incheon Pentaport Rock Festival. For the music line up from abroa...

• Jun 29, 2009
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Seoul International Cartoon & Animation Festival

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SICAF 2009, Korea's biggest cartoon and animation festival is back with even more fun and games. This year's grand exhibition will be divided largely into animation screening, cartoon and animation display, international digital cartoon competition, cartoon and SICAF promotion plan. During the movie festival, a total of 1,673 animations from 60 nations will be screened at Konkuk University branch of Seoul ...

• Jun 29, 2009
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The 2009 Chungmuro International Film Festival

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Period: August 24, 2009 - September 01, 2009 Place: Cinemas in Chungmuro (Daehan, CGV Myeongdong, Megabox, Dongdaemun), Seoul Details The 2009 Chungmuro International Film Festival will be held on Aug. 24, 20009. During the week-long festival, 250 films from 45 countries will be screened. About 2,000 actors both from home and abroad are scheduled to participate. The opening ceremony will take place at Sejong Cente...

• Jun 29, 2009
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Sejong Center and the Wageulwageul Art Museum

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Period: July 04, 2009 - September 27, 2009 Place: Annex Hall 1, Sejong Art Center for Performing Arts, Seoul Details Saengsaeng Experiencing Art Museum is here to help your children thoroughly enjoy their experience in the museum. Most parents wish to give their children as much cultural experiences as possible, taking them to big exhibitions and other meaningful sites. However not all of those attempts are ...

• Jun 29, 2009
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New exhibition shows awful aesthetics of environmental destruction

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Here's a little factoid for you: the embassy of Great Britain in Seoul is probably the only one to have a climate change team. Led by Tony Clemson, this team is working on a number of projects in Korea to raise awareness of the fragile state of our ecosystem and humanity's impact on it, and to encourage people to get involved in helping to change things. Vice Culture Minister Shin Jae-min, Tony Clemso...

• Jun 27, 2009
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Fernando Botero Exhibition in Seoul

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Period: June 30, 2009 - September 17, 2009 Place: The Annex of the National Museum of Contemporary Art at Deoksugung Palace, Seoul Details An exhibition of the work of the great Latin American artist, Fernando Botero, will take place in Korea from June 30 to September 17. The exhibition will take place in the Annex of the National Museum of Contemporary Art, which is located inside Deoksugung Palace....

• Jun 26, 2009
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