The National Heritage Administration's National Cultural Heritage Research Institute and the Korean Art History Society announced that they will hold an international conference on November 13 at 10 a.m. at the National Palace Museum in Jongno-gu, Seoul. The theme of the conference is 'International Utilization and Dissemination of Korean Art Cultural Heritage Information.'
This conference aims to explore development directions for the international utilization and dissemination of Korean art cultural heritage information.
The conference will be divided into three parts: Part 1, 'Research and Education on Korean Art History in Foreign Academia'; Part 2, 'Research and Education on Korean Art History in Foreign Academia and Museums'; and Part 3, 'Issues for the Internationalization and Universalization of Korean Art Information.' It will consist of a total of seven presentations.
In Part 1, presentations will include 'Current Status and Challenges of Korean Art History Research Abroad' by Yoo Hye-min, a researcher at the National Cultural Heritage Research Institute; 'Encountering and Reading Korean Art in American University Classrooms' by Seung-yeon Gabriel Jung, a professor at the University of California, Irvine; and 'From Encounter to Academic Field: Korean Art History in Europe' by Charlotte Hollick, a professor at the University of London SOAS.
Part 2 will feature 'The Position of Korean Art Amid Transnational Transition' by Yong Jo, a professor at the University of California, Riverside, and 'Korean Material Culture and Visual Culture Through the British Museum' by Jessica Harrison-Hall, head of the Asia Department at the British Museum.
In Part 3, presentations will include 'Korean Art History as Long-Term Sustainability' by Jo In-soo, a professor at the Korea National University of Arts, and 'Strategies for Enhancing Accessibility to Korean Art History Materials' by Kim Yeon-mi, a professor at Ewha Womans University.
Following the presentations, a comprehensive discussion will be moderated by Professor Jang Nam-won of Ewha Womans University.
Anyone can attend by registering on-site, and simultaneous interpretation in Korean and English will be provided. For more details, please refer to the National Cultural Heritage Research Institute's website or contact them by phone.
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