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  (URGENT) S. Korean baritone Kim Tae-han wins Queen Elisabeth Competition

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  Festivals Calendar - June 2023

  SEOUL, June 2 (Yonhap) -- The following are the major cultural and tourist festivals to be held in South Korea in June.* Hansan Ramie Fabric Cultural FestivalWhen: June 9-12Where: Hansan, Seocheon County, South Chungcheong ProvinceHansan is famous fo
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  Baek Heena's picture book 'Magic Candies' wins Italian literary award

  SEOUL, June 1 (Yonhap) -- Korean author Baek Heena's picture book "Magic Candies" has won the SuperPremio Anderson 2023, a top prize from Italy's most prestigious children's book awards. "Magic Candies" was chosen
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  Travel

  [K-Traveler] Pine Trees Found in Namsan Mountain

  *Editor’s note: K-Odyssey introduces travel journals by alumni of Yonhap News Agency Travel Academy, provided in Korean and English. The original Korean article precedes the English translation.*편집자 주
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  MMCA, Guggenheim team up for exhibition on Korean experimental art in 1960-70

  By Kim Eun-jungSEOUL, May 25 (Yonhap) -- The National Museum of Contemporary Art, Korea (MMCA) said Thursday it will hold an exhibition focused on Korean experimental art in the 1960s and 1970s jointly with Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York.Ti
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  Contribution

  Photos from the press event of 'Sisikgonggam'

  These photos taken during the press event of "Sisikgonggam" held by Korea Cultural Heritage Foundation show various small segments of the program which will kick off on May 25, 2023. Phot
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  [K-Traveler] Evening bells of Goseong Temple in Gangjin

  *Editor’s note: K-Odyssey introduces travel journals by alumni of Yonhap News Agency Travel Academy, provided in Korean and English. The original Korean article precedes the English translation.*편집자 주
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  Smithsonian museum seeking to establish research center in South Korea

  By Shim Sun-ahSEOUL, May 23 (Yonhap) -- The Asian Cultural History Program of the U.S. Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History is pushing for a plan to establish a research center in South Korea to facilitate exchanges of curatorial and
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  Annual lantern parade set to take place in central Seoul at full scale

  SEOUL, May 20 (Yonhap) -- The annual lantern parade is set to take place in central Seoul on Saturday at full scale ahead of Buddha's Birthday next week for the first time in four years, organizers said. The annual parade will begin at Dongdaemun
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  Reconstructed Dondeokjeon hall in Deoksu Palace to open to public in September

  SEOUL, May 19 (Yonhap) -- Dondeokjeon, a historic Western-style building in Deoksu Palace used as a royal guesthouse during the Korean Empire (1897-1910), will open to the public in September after being reconstructed in its original shape, officials
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  (LEAD) Documents on 2 Korean civil revolutions inscribed on UNESCO Memory of World Register

  (ATTN: UPDATES with more background info, statement from CHA and addition of N. Korean items in paras 8-10, 12-14)SEOUL, May 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's archival records related to two of the nation's historic grassroots revolutions, which a
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  Documents on 2 Korean civil revolutions inscribed on UNESCO Memory of World Register

  SEOUL, May 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's archival records related to two of the nation's historic grassroots revolutions, which are seen to have contributed to the democratization of Korea, were added to UNESCO's Memory of the World Regist
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  (URGENT) Documents on 2 Korean civil revolutions added to UNESCO Memory of World Register

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  #Busan, #WorldEXPO2030

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  Busan publishes 2030 EXPO Travel Guide

  SEOUL, May 18 (Yonhap) -- Busan, a fervent bidder to host the 2030 World Expo, compiled a new travel guide featuring tourist attractions formerly visited by the global convention's supervisors, th
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  (LEAD) Art facility modeled after Tate Modern to be created in Seoul's old power station

  (ATTN: ADDS photos)By Shim Sun-ahSEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- Two retired units of a thermal power plant in western Seoul will turn into an art center modeled after Britain's Tate Modern art gallery by 2025, the culture ministry said Wednesday.The M
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  Art facility modeled after Tate Modern to be created in Seoul's old power station

  By Shim Sun-ahSEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- Two retired units of a thermal power plant in western Seoul will turn into an art center modeled after Britain's Tate Modern art gallery by 2025, the culture ministry said Wednesday.The Ministry of Culture,
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  Culture ministry seeks to expand horizons of 'K-culture' to traditional music, sport

  By Shim Sun-ahSEOUL, May 16 (Yonhap) -- The culture minister said Tuesday his ministry will persevere in broadening the scope of "K-culture" beyond the realm of contemporary pop culture with a focus on providing support for books, traditi
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  Hoam Museum presents abstract master Kim Whanki's retrospective

  By Kim Eun-jung YONGIN, South Korea, May 15 (Yonhap) -- Hoam Museum of Art, a private gallery run by Samsung Foundation of Culture, said Monday it will hold a retrospective of Korean abstract master Kim Whanki (1913-74) to commemorate its reopening a
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  (LEAD) Gaya Tumuli recommended for inclusion on UNESCO World Heritage list

  (ATTN: UPDATES with background in paras 7-9; ADDS photo)By Kim Eun-jungSEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- The Gaya Tumuli, seven tomb clusters from Korea's ancient Gaya confederacy, has been recommend for inclusion on the UNESCO World Heritage list by an
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  Gaya Tumuli recommended for inclusion on UNESCO World Heritage list

  SEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- The Gaya Tumuli, seven tomb clusters from Korea's ancient Gaya confederacy, has been recommend for inclusion on the UNESCO World Heritage list by an international advisory body, the Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA)