“Today, smartphones make people keep their distance. So I wanted to create a building where children can freely explore a space -- where children can read, talk, talk with books, talk with adults and have a relationship,” Ando said, referring to the Nakanoshima Children's Book Forest which opened in 2020. Ando is the founder of Tadao Ando Architects & Associates in Osaka, and the winner of the p...

Gwangju National Museum and Gwangju Museum of Art will start their exhibitions on Oct. 5. A total of 170 pieces, including 16 national treasures, will be on display at the Gwangju National Museum through January next year. In particular, “Inwang Jesaekdo” by Jeong Seon will be displayed until Oct. 31. The museum, which specializes in ceramics, will exclusively showcase 39 paintings and ceramic a...

“Miryanggang Odyssey,” a large-scale musical performance that incorporates multimedia presentation against the scenic background of Yeongnamru, a pavilion that dates back from the Joseon period, is a highlight of the festival. The 90-minute show presents the local folktales of Miryang and stories of historic heroes from the region. A total of 1,000 participants will be on stage for the performan...

Korean American photojournalist Kang has won two Pulitzer Prizes, one in 1993 with the Los Angeles Times for his coverage of the 1992 Los Angeles riots, and the other in 1999 with the Associated Press for feature photography coverage of the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal. Kang came to Korea in June 2020 following his retirement in 2019 from Reuters, and set out on a project to document Korean history ...

Don’t miss out on local snacks and desserts at the snack corner, where chestnut bread, fried chicken and "odeng" fish cakes will be available. Korea’s all-time favorite snacks, gimbap and tteokbokki, which have been listed on CNN’s top 50 street foods in Asia, are also available. In addition, Korean chefs from the Global K-Food Association will show off their specialty dishes, such as japchae, j...

This is the first exhibition of Korean art at the Hood Museum. “Frieze Seoul and Kiaf made a big splash earlier this month, establishing South Korea as the region's next major art market. Stateside, there is an important moment happening in Korean contemporary art as well,” said Meg Blackburn in charge of public relations at the museum. Kim also said she noticed a gradually increasing interest ...

This is the first opera put on by soprano-turned-director Park Hye-jin who took the helm of the Seoul Metropolitan Opera in February as the first female head of the company. “Romeo et Juliette” is also the first full-length performance by the company since Puccini’s “Tosca” in November 2020. The opera will be performed in French, with Korean and English subtitles available. Tickets range from 50...

In its 8th edition this year, the competition is hosted by the Seoul Metropolitan Government in collaboration with the event’s founder and performance artist Woopsyang, aiming to show people the value of resting. “In the past, people were scolded and frowned upon for spacing out. But today, we need time to space out and rest because from the moment you wake up to the moment you sleep at night, p...

Books that Moon recommends get a significant boost in sales and make it to the bestseller lists at major bookstores in Korea. “Days Spent with Metal Sparks: The Journal of a Young Welder” by Cheon Hyeon-woo -- Moon’s 7th recommendation on Aug. 31, less than a week after it hit the shelves -- sold more than 10,000 copies in the first three weeks of its release, according to its publisher Munhak D...

The festival is held both offline and online. In-person events will take place at Seoul Community Cultural Center Seogyo, Community House Masil in Jung-gu, Seoul, and Incheon Airport Terminal 2. All events are free, but participants must book in advance through SIWF’s official website. All proceedings will be livestreamed on the Literature Translation Institute of Korea's YouTube channel. Launc...

For those who cannot visit the sites in person, the festival will be broadcast live online through the K-Culture Festival's official YouTube channel every day during the festival. The “2022 Korean Culture Festival” is jointly hosted by the MCST and the Korean Foundation for International Cultural Exchange.

Juan Ignacio Tula, a circus artist and dancer from an independent company in Lyon, France, explores the artistry of spinning the Cyr wheel. Inspired by the whirling dance of dervishes, “Instante” consists of repetitive rotations and movements blurring the notions of space and time for both the performer and the audience. While spinning in the Cyr wheel, which weighs about 13 kilograms, Tula per...

The “Beauty of Everyday Life” section displays photos and videos of artisans exploring the beauty and aesthetics of craftsmanship while the “ASEAN and Jeju, Understanding Each Other” section explains the developments and partnerships between the two parties. Detailed information on the cultures of the ASEAN member states and Jeju are available through diverse multimedia resources. “The digital k...

Previously, the Korean Cultural Center in Sydney held its event last Thursday and Friday. Translator Kim So-ra gave a lecture at Macquarie University in Sydney, held a “Meet the Translator” session at Willoughby City Library and a “Book Club” session at the cultural center, which was livestreamed on YouTube, Friday. Kim talked about her translation of Pyun Hye-young’s novel “The Hole,” which wo...

The program table features several icons next to each program, so you can find out what kind of performances they are in advance: with the “hand” icon, the performers may invite the audience to the stage; the “flash” icon means the show includes strong lighting effects alerting photosensitive epilepsy; the “fist” icon suggests there could be some violent scenes. In addition, a movable circus exh...