Byeolmadang Library, 'From Byeolmadang to Europe: Wayu (臥遊)' Book Exhibition

[Asia Economy Reporter Yuri Kim] Byeolmadang Library announced on the 25th that it will hold a month-long intellectual journey through books, the exhibition "From Byeolmadang to Europe: Wayu (臥遊, traveling while lying down)" starting from the 26th.

This exhibition was planned with the theme of a "European literary journey" for those feeling the thirst for traveling to Europe in a situation where overseas travel is difficult due to COVID-19, allowing visitors to savor the romance and literature of Europe as if "wayu" at the nearby Byeolmadang Library.

Inspired by the "Grand Tour," where European aristocrats in the 17th and 18th centuries traveled across Europe to broaden their horizons and accumulate knowledge and culture, this exhibition offers representative European literary works along with various sights and activities, enabling visitors to enjoy reading with the excitement of traveling.

The European literary Grand Tour "From Byeolmadang to Europe: Wayu (臥遊)" curated by Professor Jeong Jae-chan (Department of Korean Language Education, Hanyang University), who provides insights into life through literature, is composed of 95 selected representative literary works from Italy, France, and Germany, carefully chosen by professors specializing in each field.

Visitors can encounter works by authors who have inspired across borders and generations, from Italy’s Renaissance humanist pioneer Dante Alighieri, 20th-century leading scholar Umberto Eco, and fantasy literature master Italo Calvino, to French romantics Victor Hugo and philosopher Albert Camus who illuminates human justice, and German literary tradition bearers Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Hermann Hesse who awakens humanism. A special exhibition of original rare first editions is also prepared.

Visitors will participate in a vote, and the 1,000 exhibition books receiving the most votes will be donated to child welfare institutions in need of books. By collecting three stamps in a passport-style stamp book provided free of charge and uploading a certification photo on personal SNS, visitors will also receive a beverage voucher.

Meanwhile, at Starfield COEX Mall, visitors can experience not only the Byeolmadang Library exhibition and lectures but also various cultural and artistic contents. At Live Plaza, the "2nd Win-Win Art Festival," jointly hosted by Choice Art Company and Starfield, will be held until the 14th of next month.

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