Jeongdok Library Hosts Special Exhibition 'Thanks to Great Figures' Commemorating 75th Anniversary of Liberation Day
Reinterpreting the Lives of Independence Activists through Graffiti
Kim Gu, Kim Ransa, Kwon Ki-ok, and Others
[Asia Economy Reporter Hyunju Lee] The Jeongdok Library under the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education announced on the 12th that it will hold a special exhibition titled '#Thanks to Great Figures' at the Seoul Education Museum to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Liberation Day.
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This special exhibition introduces the lives and activities of independence activists reinterpreted by graffiti artists. Figures of independence activists will also be displayed, along with phone cases, T-shirts, bags, and other items featuring independence activists as subjects. A total of 20 portraits of independence activists will be exhibited, including Kim Gu, the head of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea; Kim Ransa, who carried secret documents of Emperor Gojong to Paris; Kwon Ki-ok, the first female combat pilot; Ahn Jung-geun; and Ahn Chang-ho. The exhibition will be held until May 31 of next year.
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