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Exhibition of Korean Culture and Art
The Berlin Office works with the relevant institutions of 30 countries in the European region. Along with a diversity of backgrounds and languages, Europe is also known for the richness of its cultural heritage. As such, there are numerous museums and theaters in major cities in the region. For instance, Berlin is home to about 200 museums, which are constantly abuzz with visitors who come by to view special exhibitions. Performance venues like the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Staatsoper, Deutsch Oper Berlin, and Konzerthaus Berlin perform on weekends as well as weekdays, which often attract sold-out audiences. Berlin is truly a city of culture and art, which attracts artists and musicians from German-speaking areas of Switzerland and Austria, and neighboring Netherlands.
Due to Europe’s cultural traditions, it is no easy matter to promote Korean culture to its resident peoples. Although their interest in Asia is said to have been on the increase in recent years, Europeans remain unfamiliar with Korea and its people. In large part, their awareness is limited to the Korean Peninsula’s division and the North Korean nuclear situation. Still, the Korea Foundation can help to enhance understanding about Korea through the building of a network among Korean Studies scholars and encouraging their efforts to introduce the excellence of Korean culture and art. In line with this, the Berlin Office is organizing a special touring exhibition of Korean artworks housed in Germany and forming an association of Korean Studies from German-speaking countries. Currently, ten German museums house a diverse variety of Korean artifacts. A special exhibition of 100 Korean artworks, selected from these collections, will be presented under a theme of “Korea Seen Through the Eyes of Europeans.” The initial showing will be held at the Linden Museum in Stuttgart (February 25, 2011), followed by exhibitions in three other German cities: Cologne, Hamburg and Leipzig.

Region-wide Presence of Korean Studies
There are three universities in Germany that offer a major program in Korean Studies: Ruhr University Bochum, University of Hamburg, and Free University of Berlin, while the University of Tuebingen and Goethe University currently offer a minor program in Korean Studies. At the University of Bonn, which maintains a department of Korean language and translation, it will also offer Korean Studies courses in 2010. The University of Leipzig is preparing to open a Korean Studies program, beginning this year. In addition, the number of German universities that offer Korean language courses amounts to 11.
After a period of stagnancy, Korean Studies in Germany faced a crisis situation. However, forward momentum has been attained thanks to the opening of new Korean Studies program at the University of Bonn and University of Leipzig and to the establishment of assistant professorships at the University of Tuebingen, University of Leipzig, and University of Bonn, Goethe University Frankfurt.
The first and second Korean Studies Workshop for scholars of German-speaking countries was held in October 2008 and December 2009. The second workshop participants about 60 Korean Studies scholars from 13 German and Austrian universities agreed to establish an association of Korean Studies specialists from German-speaking countries.
For the Berlin Office, much effort is needed to deal with matters related to Germany, thus leaving little time for the overall European region. Although there are definite limitations with a one-person operation, the Berlin Office will continue to make concerted efforts to promote Korean Studies and introduce Korean culture to all areas of Europe.



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