World Art Museums at the Cinema: 'Megabox 2020 Cine Docent'

[Asia Economy Reporter Byunghee Park] Megabox announced on the 15th that it will resume the '2020 Cine Docent,' which was postponed due to the impact of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), starting from the 22nd.

Cine Docent is a lecture program that explains the culture and art history held by world-famous museums in an easy and enjoyable way through expert commentary. Megabox first introduced it last year, and the public response was enthusiastic, with all sessions sold out.

Unlike last year, when the 2020 Cine Docent was limited to Western European museums, the scope has been expanded to include museums in Russia and the United States. Also, the number of lectures, which was only six last year, has been significantly increased to a total of 14 lectures covering 20 museums worldwide.

The first lecture will feature the 'Louvre Museum' in Paris, France. The lecture, which tells the most splendid art stories in the world through the vast collection of the world's largest museum, will be held at the COEX branch on the 22nd at 11 a.m. and on the 29th at 7:30 p.m.

The second lecture scheduled for July will be on the 'Vincent van Gogh Museum & Kr?ller-M?ller Museum' in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. It will explore the life of the artist through the Van Gogh Museum, which houses the world's largest collection of Van Gogh's works, and the Kr?ller-M?ller Museum, hidden in the forest.

The third lecture, 'British Museum & National Gallery' in London, UK, is also scheduled for July. It is expected to be a special time to understand moments in world history and European art history through masterpieces from these two museums, which hold traces of world history.

Following last year, instructor 'Ahn Hyun-bae' will serve as the guide for the 2020 Cine Docent program. Instructor Ahn is an art historian who completed master's and doctoral courses in art history and fine arts history in France and is leading efforts to broaden perspectives on art through a humanities approach.

Megabox plans to give photo card bookmarks featuring images of each museum as a first-come, first-served gift to attendees of the 2020 Cine Docent lectures before admission.

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