National Museum of Korea
2013 International Academic Symposium

Trends and Prospects for Exhibitions of Taoist Culture

○ June 21, 2013
○  Main Auditorium, National Museum of Korea

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                  Program
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13:00-13:10  Opening Remarks
                     Kim Youngna (Director, National Museum of Korea)

                     Keynote Address
13:10-13:40  History and Characteristics of Korean Taoism
                     Jung Jaeseo (Professor, Ewha Womans University)

                     Section I. Collections and Exhibitions of Taoist Culture in the West
14:00-14:30  Two American Exhibitions on Taoist Art
                     Stephen Little(Head, Chinese & Korean Art Department, LACMA)
14:30-15:00  Featuring Taoism and Taoist Art in France: Challenging, but Worthwhile
                     Catherine Delacour(Former Chief Curator, Chinese section, Guimet Museum)

                     Section II. Collections and Exhibitions of Taoist Culture in East Asia
15:20-15:50  Taoism Art : Exhibition from Japan
                     Saito Ryuichi (Curator, Osaka City Museum of Fine Art)
15:50-16:15  Exhibitions of Taoist Temple Culture, Part 1 :
                     Example of The Significance of Taoism and Rites-Taoist Cultural Relics Exhibition 
                     Lee Yiu-fai (Abbot, Sik Sik Yuen Wong Tai Sin Temple)
16:15-16:40  Exhibitions of Taoist Temple Culture, Part 2 :
                     Example of The Significance  of Taoism and Rites-Taoist Cultural Relics Exhibition 
                     Wong Kam-choi(Chairman, Sik Sik Yuen)

17:00-18:30  Final Discussion
                     Moderator:  Jung Jaeseo  (Professor, Ewha Womans University)

* This symposium will feature simultaneous interpretation in Korean, English, Chinese and Japanese.