Understanding the Value of Cultural Diversity through Lectures, Exhibitions, and Festivals

Culture Ministry to Hold 'Cultural Diversity Week' from 21st to 27th

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Arts Council Korea, together with twenty-five regional cultural foundations, will hold the 'Cultural Diversity Week' from the 21st to the 27th. Under the theme 'Respecting Tastes, Targeting Tastes,' lectures and online exhibitions embodying the value of cultural diversity will be conducted.

The lectures can be viewed on 'Naver Knowledge Live ON.' Eleven cultural and artistic experts will discuss topics on cultural diversity in four fields: digital environment, film, publishing, and language. The speakers include Junhee Jeong, adjunct professor at Hanyang University’s College of Media and Information (24th), Dongseon Jang, PhD in Neuroscience and Cognitive Perception (24th), Seongcheol Joo, film critic (25th), Nansook Kim, CEO of Jinjin (25th), Bora Lee, director (25th), Seokju Jang, poet (26th), Munkyung Son, CEO of Achimdal (26th), Seono Kim, poet (26th), Wonhyung Jo, professor at Seoul National University’s Basic Education Institute (27th), Mihye Lee, sign language interpreter (27th), and Jiyoung Shin, professor of Korean Language and Literature at Korea University (27th).

The online exhibition 'Cultural Diversity Curation Exhibition' can be accessed on Watcha, Genie Music, and Naver Pan. Novelist Serang Jeong and essayist Seokwon Lee introduce ninety-seven works including films, music, and books that embody the value of cultural diversity.

On the official website of Cultural Diversity Week, there is a 'Decorate the Cultural Diversity Forest' campaign. It is a program where participants create their own flower garden online using endangered species such as the dodo bird and baobab tree. By sharing, 1,000 people will receive eco-friendly pots and seeds to grow plants themselves.

Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Hwang Hee is giving a briefing on the donation of cultural assets and artworks collected by the late Samsung Chairman Lee Kun-hee at the Seoul Government Complex Annex in Jongno-gu, Seoul on the 28th. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

At twenty-five cultural foundations nationwide, various online and offline events can be enjoyed. These include the Diaspora Film Festival (Incheon), Cultural Diversity Media Arts Festival (Busan), 'Listening Exhibition' and 'Braille Tactile Book Making' (both in Seoul), and Cultural Diversity Book Campaign (Chungnam).

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism will announce the basic plan for the protection and promotion of cultural diversity during this Cultural Diversity Week. Minister Hwang Hee is scheduled to deliver a speech on the meaning and necessity of cultural diversity at the UN meeting on the 'International Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development' (21st). He stated, "Cultural diversity is very important as it is the source of cultural creativity," and added, "I hope that through this Cultural Diversity Week, its value will spread further and become a driving force for the development of our culture."

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