Vietnam Bronze Age on display in Seoul Several bronze drums welcome visitors as they enter the exhibition hall. Inside, a drumming sound resonates, but the metal drum beats sound quite different from the more common wooden ones. These bronze drums, crafted in ancient Vietnam, symbolize the pride and tradition of the country. This…
DetailsOpera festival hits Seoul in May May will be an exciting month for opera fans this year. The fifth Korea Opera Festival will take place at the Seoul Arts Center (SAC) in southern Seoul. This year’s festival focuses on heroines who fall in love, their passion leading them onward to happiness or destruction.…
DetailsThe Musical BONNIE & CLYDE Overview In 2014, the most impressive and stylish musical, with 185 shots of gunfire, their story as remembered by the world! Everything began from the moment when they first came across! Synopsis For wandering youth in the world of uncertainty, there is no future for them. In the…
DetailsEuropean musicals hit Seoul stages Magnificent stage settings, great music, hundreds of costumes and compelling storylines are what draw people to major European musicals. A series of European musicals will be staged across Seoul this year, beginning with “Le Roi Soleil” (“The Sun King”), which is already running, and moving on to “Mozart!”…
DetailsYeouido Spring Flower Festival 2014 Every year when spring comes with its warmer weather, there are cascades of colorful flowers, with the Hangang River in the background, along the boulevards of Yeouido in western Seoul. There are 1,641 cherry blossom trees originally from Jeju Island, as well as azalea, forsythia, royal azalea and…
DetailsAncient Civilization in Vietnam, the Early Morning in Red River This exhibition highlights the Bronze age of Vietnam, offering a chance to glimpse through the origins of ancient Vietnam culture. Valued artefacts from the Vietnam National Museum of History will lead us to taste a hint of Dong Son and Sa Huynh…
DetailsNew Acquisitions of Asian Art The National Museum of Korea’s first special exhibition this year is the “New Acquisition of Asian Art” show. The “New Acquisition of Asian Art” exhibit presents for the first time many East Asian heritage items. LocationThematic Exhibition Gallery in the Medieval and Early Modern History Section, 1F Date…
DetailsThe Bard at 450: new wave of Shakespeare hits Korea in 2014 “Fair is foul, and foul is fair.” It is a line from “Macbeth,” a tragedy by literary giant William Shakespeare (1564-1616). The play is full of conflict and struggle between contradictory values, such as good and evil and fair and foul. As society…
DetailsThe Seoul Museum of Art is holding an exhibition on film director Tim Burton. This exhibition will feature 862 of his works including drawings, paintings, short films, sculptures, music, and costumes that have been used in the making of his feature-length movies…
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