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(G20 D-30) Cultural events to add extra to G-20 Seoul summit
By Kim Eun-jung
SEOUL, Oct. 10 (Yonhap) -- When heads of state, leaders of the international economy and the world's media gather in Seoul for the G-20 summit next month, South Korea's culture ministry and the Seoul city government plan to spice up the global event with culture.
The National Museum of Korea, the nation's flagship museum of Korean history and
art, is always the place to go to get a glimpse into South Korea's past. For the
G-20 summit, the museum is putting on a special collection from ancient dynasties
of over 220,000 pieces. The Gold Crown exhibition showcases 1,200 jewelries of
royal families of the Shilla Kingdom (57 B.C.-935 A.D.) from Sept. 7 to Nov. 21.
An exhibition featuring masterpieces in Buddhist paintings from the Goryeo
Dynasty (918-1392) and East Asian nations opens on Oct. 12 and runs through Nov.
21. During the weekend of the G-20 meeting, the museum will provide guided tours
to the 20 selected cultural heritages and show a 3D movie on Korean history.
A focal point for creative modern art will be the National Museum of
Contemporary Art in Gwacheon, a suburb south of Seoul, which houses works of
Paik Nam-june, a Korean-born American video pop artist. It will display a
collection of experimental new media arts from Nov. 1 through early next year
and a collection of 200 pieces by 45 artists from Korea, China and Japan from
Nov. 8- Feb. 20.
The National Library of Korea is ready to take visitors on a world literature
tour. It will offer a forum for cross-cultural experiences by introducing
literature of different languages and show foreign films produced by G-20 member
nations. The event runs from Nov. 8-12.
In the neighborhoods of the main summit venue, the Convention and Exhibition
Center (COEX) in southern Seoul, there is a cultural arts complex that houses
museums, an opera house, a music hall and a calligraphy arts museum.
The Seoul Arts Center will hold the World Opera Singers Festival performed by the
Korea Opera Group from Nov. 10-16 in its theater. During the weekend of Nov.
12-13, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam with Mariss Jansons of the
Netherlands will visit Korea for a concert at the music hall.
The National Center for Korean Traditional Performing Arts also is ready to
showcase traditional Korean music, called gugak, from Nov. 11-12, specially
prepared for the visitors to the summit. The royal ancestral ritual was held for
the king and queens of the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) in the shrine where their
ancestral tablets are preserved. Considered an important ceremony for national
survival, Jongmyo Jerye was designated as the Intangible Cultural Heritage of
Humanity by UNESCO in 2001.
For a taste of Korea's traditional performing arts, the all-year-round
performance MISO at Chongdong Theater near downtown Seoul's Deoksu Palace would
be the choice. Visitors can see a Korean percussion quartet, fan dance and
traditional narrative songs with subtitles in English. During the performance,
guests are encouraged to take the stage and try to spin a large circular plate on
top of a stick.
The 10th Seoul Performing Arts Festival coincides with the summit period, running
from Oct. 2 through Nov. 14. This year's event introduces major international and
domestic contemporary performances in drama, dance and various art genres from 28
artist teams of eight nations.
Seoul's downtown has undergone a major transformation over the past decade.
Gwanghwamun, the front gate of the royal Gyeongbok Palace, was unveiled in August
after a four-year restoration. The iconic gate in the heart of Seoul was burned
to ashes twice during Japanese invasions in the 1590s and the 1950-53 Korean War
since it was constructed during the Joseon Dynasty.
The Cheonggyecheon will be lit for the Seoul Lantern Festival during the week of
the G-20 Summit from Nov. 11-15. The 5.7 kilometer stream, which runs from west
to east through downtown Seoul, opened in 2005 after a massive city renewal
project. The festival presents events such as celebratory performances of Hallyu
entertainers and a fashion show as well as parades on overhead bridges.
ejkim@yna.co.kr
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SEOUL, Oct. 10 (Yonhap) -- When heads of state, leaders of the international economy and the world's media gather in Seoul for the G-20 summit next month, South Korea's culture ministry and the Seoul city government plan to spice up the global event with culture.
The National Museum of Korea, the nation's flagship museum of Korean history and
art, is always the place to go to get a glimpse into South Korea's past. For the
G-20 summit, the museum is putting on a special collection from ancient dynasties
of over 220,000 pieces. The Gold Crown exhibition showcases 1,200 jewelries of
royal families of the Shilla Kingdom (57 B.C.-935 A.D.) from Sept. 7 to Nov. 21.
An exhibition featuring masterpieces in Buddhist paintings from the Goryeo
Dynasty (918-1392) and East Asian nations opens on Oct. 12 and runs through Nov.
21. During the weekend of the G-20 meeting, the museum will provide guided tours
to the 20 selected cultural heritages and show a 3D movie on Korean history.
A focal point for creative modern art will be the National Museum of
Contemporary Art in Gwacheon, a suburb south of Seoul, which houses works of
Paik Nam-june, a Korean-born American video pop artist. It will display a
collection of experimental new media arts from Nov. 1 through early next year
and a collection of 200 pieces by 45 artists from Korea, China and Japan from
Nov. 8- Feb. 20.
The National Library of Korea is ready to take visitors on a world literature
tour. It will offer a forum for cross-cultural experiences by introducing
literature of different languages and show foreign films produced by G-20 member
nations. The event runs from Nov. 8-12.
In the neighborhoods of the main summit venue, the Convention and Exhibition
Center (COEX) in southern Seoul, there is a cultural arts complex that houses
museums, an opera house, a music hall and a calligraphy arts museum.
The Seoul Arts Center will hold the World Opera Singers Festival performed by the
Korea Opera Group from Nov. 10-16 in its theater. During the weekend of Nov.
12-13, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam with Mariss Jansons of the
Netherlands will visit Korea for a concert at the music hall.
The National Center for Korean Traditional Performing Arts also is ready to
showcase traditional Korean music, called gugak, from Nov. 11-12, specially
prepared for the visitors to the summit. The royal ancestral ritual was held for
the king and queens of the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) in the shrine where their
ancestral tablets are preserved. Considered an important ceremony for national
survival, Jongmyo Jerye was designated as the Intangible Cultural Heritage of
Humanity by UNESCO in 2001.
For a taste of Korea's traditional performing arts, the all-year-round
performance MISO at Chongdong Theater near downtown Seoul's Deoksu Palace would
be the choice. Visitors can see a Korean percussion quartet, fan dance and
traditional narrative songs with subtitles in English. During the performance,
guests are encouraged to take the stage and try to spin a large circular plate on
top of a stick.
The 10th Seoul Performing Arts Festival coincides with the summit period, running
from Oct. 2 through Nov. 14. This year's event introduces major international and
domestic contemporary performances in drama, dance and various art genres from 28
artist teams of eight nations.
Seoul's downtown has undergone a major transformation over the past decade.
Gwanghwamun, the front gate of the royal Gyeongbok Palace, was unveiled in August
after a four-year restoration. The iconic gate in the heart of Seoul was burned
to ashes twice during Japanese invasions in the 1590s and the 1950-53 Korean War
since it was constructed during the Joseon Dynasty.
The Cheonggyecheon will be lit for the Seoul Lantern Festival during the week of
the G-20 Summit from Nov. 11-15. The 5.7 kilometer stream, which runs from west
to east through downtown Seoul, opened in 2005 after a massive city renewal
project. The festival presents events such as celebratory performances of Hallyu
entertainers and a fashion show as well as parades on overhead bridges.
ejkim@yna.co.kr
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