Overseas Hangeul Exhibition Tour to Starts from Japan
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An exhibition to promote the beauty of the Korean writing system, Hangeul, is being held in Japan from Dec. 3 to Dec. 17.
The title of the exhibition is "Hangeul Blooms", and it commemorates the 60th anniversary of the Republic of Korea's founding and the 562nd year of the creation of Hangeul.
Hangeul Hakhoe (the Korean language research institute) is hosting the event in Osaka from Dec. 3 to Dec. 7 and in Tokyo from Dec. 12 to Dec. 17. It is co-sponsored by Korea's Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korean Cultural Center in Osaka.
The organizers say that the exhibition is meant to help people recognize Hangeul not just as characters, but as a means of design and decoration.
The event is composed of five different exhibition themes and halls: Introduction and greetings; Hangeul Creates; Hangeul Imagines; Hangeul is Culture; and Hangeul Evolves. Visitors have a great opportunity to appreciate the beauty of the Korean writing system, to understand the scientific combination of Hangeul's consonants and vowels and to experience Hangeul-decorated products, such as cell phones. They can also see different applications of Hangeul design on movie posters, keyboards, cell phone text messages and signboards.
Kim Seung-gon, head of Hangeul Hakhoe, said that Hangeul is a very useful linguistic tool in today's information age, in terms of function and artistic value. He hoped that the exhibition will provide people with a chance to recognize Hangeul's excellence and contribute to the mutual development of Korean and Japanese culture.
More and more people from Asia, including Japan, are getting interested in Korean language and culture, thanks to the growing popularity of the country's music, dramas and movies. The Ministry of Culture and Tourism plans to seize every opportunity to promote Hangeul's superiority, and expects the number of people who study the Korean language to rise. The international Hangeul exhibition tour will continue on to other countries after Japan.
The title of the exhibition is "Hangeul Blooms", and it commemorates the 60th anniversary of the Republic of Korea's founding and the 562nd year of the creation of Hangeul.
Hangeul Hakhoe (the Korean language research institute) is hosting the event in Osaka from Dec. 3 to Dec. 7 and in Tokyo from Dec. 12 to Dec. 17. It is co-sponsored by Korea's Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korean Cultural Center in Osaka.
The organizers say that the exhibition is meant to help people recognize Hangeul not just as characters, but as a means of design and decoration.
The event is composed of five different exhibition themes and halls: Introduction and greetings; Hangeul Creates; Hangeul Imagines; Hangeul is Culture; and Hangeul Evolves. Visitors have a great opportunity to appreciate the beauty of the Korean writing system, to understand the scientific combination of Hangeul's consonants and vowels and to experience Hangeul-decorated products, such as cell phones. They can also see different applications of Hangeul design on movie posters, keyboards, cell phone text messages and signboards.
Kim Seung-gon, head of Hangeul Hakhoe, said that Hangeul is a very useful linguistic tool in today's information age, in terms of function and artistic value. He hoped that the exhibition will provide people with a chance to recognize Hangeul's excellence and contribute to the mutual development of Korean and Japanese culture.
More and more people from Asia, including Japan, are getting interested in Korean language and culture, thanks to the growing popularity of the country's music, dramas and movies. The Ministry of Culture and Tourism plans to seize every opportunity to promote Hangeul's superiority, and expects the number of people who study the Korean language to rise. The international Hangeul exhibition tour will continue on to other countries after Japan.
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