Dear colleagues,
We have room for 8 more participants on the ICME post conference tour, Oct.
9-10. Open for all conf. participants.
160 USD everything incl. We stay overnight at a Buddhist monastery (one
sleeping room for women, one for men, traditional way).
If interested, contact Jongsok KIM at the National Folk Museum of Korea:
[log in to unmask] (tel. +82 2 3704 3109).
Below are details of the tour:
POST-CONFERENCE TOUR October 9-10
The National Folk Museum of Korea has taken the initative to arrange a
two-day, one-night cultural tour specifically for ICME members to
<http://www.chungnam.net/content/universal/english/trav/sjtravel_remains.html>Chungnam
province, in the heart of the Korean peninsula near the west sea.
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The tour includes visits to a number of historical sights along the western
edge of the peninsula, such as traditional houses of Korean nobels, farm
houses, viewing a shamanic ritual, and getting the chance to learn about
Korean pottery making. On saturday evening, the group will sleep and
participate in rituals at Sudeoksa Temple, near the town of Yesan. This
temple belongs to the Korean Buddhist Jogye Order, and is famous for its
scenic setting, as well as having the oldest preserved wooden structure in
Korea. As Sudeoksa Temple is not normally open for foriegn overnight
visitors, this trip may be a once-in-a lifetime chance for many of you!
October 9, Saturday
- 08.00 Departure from IBIS Hotel, Seoul
- 10:00 Arrival in Giji-si
Korean tug-of-war playing, experience straw-twisting to make rope
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- 12:20 Arrival at Janghyeon-ni village in Seosan-si
Watching a gut (Korean shamanistic ritual), tasting Korean food
<http://eng.seosantour.net/default.asp?go=26>http://eng.seosantour.net/default.asp?go=26
- 15:50 Arrival at Hami Fortress
<http://eng.seosantour.net/default.asp?go=40>http://eng.seosantour.net/default.asp?go=40
- 16:40 Arrival at Sudeoksa Temple
<http://www.buddhapia.com/buddhapi/eng/temple/korexp/html/bu22.html>http://www.buddhapia.com/buddhapi/eng/temple/korexp/html/bu22.html
October 10, Sunday
- 3:00 wake up & performing Buddhist player
- 9:00 Departure from Sudeoksa Temple
- 9:30 Arrival at Pottery Village in Galsan
The tradition of Onggi pottery-making combines simple beauty with
functionality, as this pottery is normally used for storing food (such as
kimchee). Onggi pottery pieces can be as small as 6 inches or as tall as 6
feet. They are brown, but often streaked with gray. In Galsan, you have a
chance to learn its secrets!
<http://english.whatsonkorea.com/main.ph?code=H&scode=H-15&pst=L>http://english.whatsonkorea.com/main.ph?code=H&scode=H-15&pst=L
- 14:00 Arrival at Jangseung Village in Cheongyang
Jangseungje is a shamanic ritual observed in front of Jangseung, two wooden
poles in the shape of a man and a woman, erected at the sides of the
entrance to a village. Sotdae are wooden birds on poles which serve the
function of village guardians, and which have been chosen of the symbol of
ICOM2004.
<http://www.visitkorea.or.kr/eng/info_db/dest/sight_detail.jsp?seqno=1815>http://www.visitkorea.or.kr/eng/info_db/dest/sight_detail.jsp?seqno=1815
- 15:50 Arrival at Folk Village at Oiam-ni
This village contains traditional Korean houses which are preserved as a
national heritage site. The Lee family has lived there for 500 years. The
village is located below Mt. Seolhwa, outside of Asan City
- 19:00 Arrival in Seoul
Tour dates: October 9-10
Cost: $160 per-person (fee to be paid separately to the account of the
National Folk Museum of Korea)
To register for the ICME post-conference tour, please, provide us with the
following data:
Yes! I wish to join the ICME post-conference tour on October 9-10
Full Name:
Full address:
E-mail (or fax number):
As this tour organized separately from other ICOM 2004 activities, the tour
fee must also be paid to a separate account.
Account information:
Bank : Woori Bank, Susongdong Branch
Address: 146-12 Susong-dong Chongro-ku Seoul 110-140 Korea
Account Number : 082-029366-41-118
Account Owner : The Society for Korean Folk Museum
Swift Code: HVBKKRSE
Per B. Rekdal
Seksjonsleder/Head of Department
Utstillings- og publikumsseksjonen /
Exhibitions, Education and Public Services
Universitetets kulturhistoriske museer /
The University Museums of Cultural Heritage
P.O.Box 6762 St. Olavs pl.
N-0130 Oslo, Norway
Tel. (-47) 22 85 99 64
Fax (-47) 22 85 99 60
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
www.ukm.uio.no
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