Works by two Korean artists, Choi Jeong-hwa and Choi Woo-ram, are exhibited at the Perth International Arts Festival. Inaugurated in 1953 and held annually in Western Australia, the festival is one of Australia’s longest-running cultural events.
DateFebruary 3-March 3
VenuePerth, Australia
ContactCulture and Arts Department (82-2) 2151-6520/ cultural@kf.or.kr
The KF Cultural Center Gallery hosts an exhibition of works by 15 leading contemporary photographers of Spain, which capture the country’s cities, culture, and people.
DateFebruary 10-March 8
VenueKF Cultural Center Gallery
ContactCulture and Arts Department (82-2) 2151-6520/ kfcenter@kf.or.kr
This touring exhibition ― “Korea Rediscovered!” ― features 250 artifacts including 116 works of Korean art and artifacts selected from the Korean collections at 10 German museums. This is the second of the exhibition’s four showings at leading museums in Germany, which has been underway since 2011.
DateFebruary 16-May 27
VenueGRASSI Museum of Ethnography, Leipzig , Germany
ContactCulture and Arts Department (82-2) 2151-6520/ cultural@kf.or.kr
Nostalgia, the East Asian Contemporary Art Exhibition features works by 14 artists from Korea, China, and Japan. As part of an ongoing trilateral cultural shuttle program, the exhibition is being presented in China.
DateFebruary 18-May 1
VenueMuseum of Contemporary Art, Shanghai, China
ContactCulture and Arts Department (82-2) 2151-6514/ kfcenter@kf.or.kr
The KF Gallery Open Stage’s second program for 2012 features a range of music genres from Bach to the Beatles, performed by the Ola Viola Sound, a well-known Korean viola ensemble.
DateMarch 8, 7:00 p.m.
VenueKF Cultural Center Gallery
ContactCulture and Arts Department (82-2) 2151-6520/ kfcenter@kf.or.kr
To commemorate the 20th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Korea and South Africa, the Universal Ballet Company stages “Swan Lake” in Johannesburg, South Africa.
DateMarch 12-20
VenueMandela Theatre, Joburg Theatre, South Africa
ContactCulture and Arts Department (82-2) 2151-6520/ cultural@kf.or.kr
Jorge Dominguez, vice provost of international affairs at Harvard University, discusses recent trends in U.S. education.
DateMarch 14, 7:30 a.m.
VenueWestin Chosun Hotel, Seoul
ContactPublic Diplomacy Department (82-2) 2046-8643/ cmlee@kf.or.kr
Alec J. Ross, senior advisor on innovation to the U.S. secretary of state, presents a lecture on “Technology and the Disruption of Global Power.”
DateMarch 16, 7:30 a.m
VenueSeoul Plaza Hotel
ContactPublic Diplomacy Department (82-2) 2046-8528/ jypark04@kf.or.kr
The exhibition presents a wide diversity of works by designers, architects, and modern handicraft artists currently active in Scandinavia, including a selection of furniture by master designers representative of the region and experimental animation works of young artists.
DateMarch 19-May 5
VenueKF Cultural Center Gallery
ContactCulture and Arts Department (82-2) 2151-6520/ kfcenter@kf.or.kr
Dance Theater CHANG stages “Story of B” and “Passivity” in Paris, Rille and Prague.
DateMarch 20-27
VenueCentre National de la Danse and C.D.C. Petites Scènes Ouvertes, Paris; Duncan Center, Prague
ContactCulture and Arts Department (82-2) 2151-6520/ cultural@kf.or.kr
Malcolm Rogers, director of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston shares his views on art and museums’ role in society.
DateMarch 22, 7:30 a.m.
VenueLotte Hotel, Seoul
ContactPublic Diplomacy Department (82-2) 2046-8596/ syjeon@kf.or.kr
The Korea Foundation invites prominent foreign figures and specialists in diverse sectors to visit Korea. The KF guests are offered opportunities to exchange knowledge and information with their Korean counterparts through visits to relevant organizations and lecture presentations, as well as become familiar with Korean society and people. The program is designed to enhance the global community’s understanding of Korea and to build international networks of friendship and cooperation among professionals in diverse areas.
| Period |
Guest |
| March 10-18 |
5 U.S. college students (Korea-U.S. Youth Exchange) |
| March 20-27 |
Next-generation leaders from 10 Latin American countries (one visitor from each country) |
| March 18-22 |
Delegation from Russia’s State University Higher School of Economics, led by Rector Ya. I. Kuzminov |
| March 21-24 |
Malcolm Rogers, Director, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston |
ContactPublic Diplomacy Department (82-2) 2046-8526/publicdiplomacy@kf.or.kr
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