The Children’s Museum at the National Folk Museum of Korea is having an on-going exhibition "Bon Voyage To the Fairy Tale Forest," lasting till September 30. As you enter this exhibition center, it feels as if you have stepped into the world of fairytales literally. Remember the gingerbread house of Hansel and Gretel? Well, it’s right there in the enchanted forest room, so go and take a look. The house of the seven dwarfs, the magic mirror and Cinderella are all housed in the room of nice fairies, whereas In the adventure room is the castle of the Sleeping Beauty and where the musical instruments are kept. All these exhibition rooms are linked to an outdoor playground. It takes almost an hour to see the whole exhibition and entry is limited to 30 people on the hour.
There is also a chance to see the original paintings used as illustrations in picture books. The 3rd Exhibition Hall at Insa Art Center features fairy tale illustrations by Hong Yeong-woo, 71, from May 5 to 10. Given that Hong is Korean-Japanese and has lived almost all his life in Japan, he shows a surprising depth in expressing the world of Korean fairytales. The scenes of mask dance, of children playing jegi-chagi (kicking shuttlecock) or dokkebi (Korean goblins) sneaking into a hut have well captured the humor shared in Korean stories.
“He has really worked hard to capture the typical Korean gestures in his works,” said Yoon Gu-byeong, the president of Bori Book, which publishes Hong’s picture books from Japan. “This is because he learnt how precious the language and words of his mother country are while growing up in Japan.”
The Neverland Picture Book Museum, in Heyri Art Valley, Paju City, Gyeonggi-do (Gyeonggi Province is having an “Alice in Picture Book Land,” exhibition where there are 39 fairytale illustrations, 13 related dolls and over 5,000 fairytale and picture books displayed. The exhibition will be open until June 30.
Here the works of fairytale illustrators from both home and abroad are featured, including those of Brian Wildsmith, Mariacarla Taroni and Gwenola Carrere.
It’s 4,000 won for adults, 3,000 won for children and open from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. (Not open on Mondays.)
The “Sweet Factory,” opened by Lotte Confectionary on the second floor of its building in Yangpyeong-dong, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul offers visitors a chance to see firsthand the process of making an array of sweets ranging from gum to biscuits, chocolates, candies, and even ice cream. It’s the nation’s first children’s experience museum dedicated to sweets. Here children can play with the big displays of cookies and candies where they get to learn something from them. For example if a child puts a fake food ingredient inside the fake food factory the machine will display a virtual image of how that ingredient is mixed, concentrated and formed to become chocolates or other kinds of snacks.
Sweet Factory combines education and fun. Children can learn about different sweets in rooms devoted to each respective snack. The tunnel to the ice cream room is cool and clean, the chewing gum room teaches the importance of good dental care and the chocolate room lets kids have the chance to grind cocoa beans into powder.
Admission is free but requires prior reservation. Just like the Children’s Museum entry is limited to 30 people per hour.
Calling all jazz fans, the Seoul Jazz Festival 2010 will be held on two days at two different venues:-
May 11 at the Grand Theatre of the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts,
May 14 at the Olympic Hall, Olympic Park
The Seoul Jazz Festival is a young annual event that first started in 2007, where jazz-lovers can come to see some of the biggest names in the genre. The festival will have a two night, non-consecutive run. The first night on the 11th is called “Lyrical and Romantic Night”, featuring Wouter Hamel and Korean act Sweet Sorrow. The second night on the 14th is called “Stylish Jazz Night” and will feature Matt Bianco and D’Sound. This will be two must-see performances… especially for jazz enthusiasts!
Tickets: 55,000 to 88,000 won.
Lastly, I’m sure that many of you die-hard fans of Lee Joon-ki (from the hit film "The King and the Clown") must have heard that he has reported for his mandatory military service a few days ago on May 3. Lee, who is 28 years old, starts his training period in the South Chungcheong province for 5 weeks before he receives his assignment. Lee Jun-ki fans will have to look forward to February of 2012 which is when he is set to be discharged. So we won’t be seeing a lot of him until then.
Special thanks and appreciation to the following
Photos and articles © courtesy:
Neverland Picture Book Museum Website
Lotte Confectionery's Sweet Factory
Bori Book Co
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