Gimhae City Exhibits Over 750 Donated Indian Artifacts at Gaya Theme Park India Pavilion

'Siva and Parvati' sculpture to be exhibited at the India Pavilion in Gaya Theme Park, Gimhae-si, Gyeongnam. [Image source=Gimhae-si]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Sang-hyun] Gimhae City, Gyeongnam Province, announced on the 21st that it will newly establish and exhibit the Ganesha sculpture and over 750 artifacts donated free of charge by the Seoul India Museum at the India Pavilion in Gaya Theme Park.

The connection between Gimhae and India is conveyed in the "Garakgukgi," which tells the story of King Suro and Queen Heo, united by heaven 2,000 years ago.

Building on this as the foundation of "Gaya Royal Capital Gimhae," the city began a cultural cooperation and exchange agreement with the India Museum in 2017 and has created various cultural facilities in Gimhae to showcase India's history and culture.

This artifact donation is the fruit of those efforts. After discussions in May, Director Kim Yang-sik decided to donate over 750 of the approximately 1,900 Indian artifacts he collected throughout his life to Gimhae City free of charge.

He also expressed his intention to gradually donate the remaining artifacts to help promote Indian culture in Gimhae.

The city plans to hold traveling exhibitions at several museums in the area, not ending with this exhibition.

Mayor Heo Seong-gon said, "Starting with this exhibition, we will accelerate the creation of cultural spaces that can show citizens various Indian cultures and promote cultural exchange."

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