Korean exhibition wraps up successful five-month show in Belgium

SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Yonhap) -- A collaborated display of Korean art and culture will
wrap up its successful five-month exhibit in Belgium this week with a large-scale
performance based on a traditional Korean exorcism, Seoul officials said
Wednesday.
"Made in Korea," the biggest Korean exhibition ever in Europe, introduced tens of
thousands in Brussels to Korean art, music, dance, photography and film.
The exhibition, which opened Oct. 8 last year in BOZAR, the Center for Fine Arts,
caught the attention of more than 80 European media outlets, Seoul's culture
ministry said. It will close this Saturday.
"The event served its purpose well," the ministry said in a press release. "Many
Europeans got to know Korea and its culture better through the event."
The display included "The Smile of Buddha," the biggest Buddhism exposition
showcasing 209 pieces of Korean Buddhist art, including four national treasures.
Works by Korea's late video artist Paik Nam-june were displayed, and Korean food,
literature and films were included in the exhibition.
The governments of Korea and Belgium provided 2.1 billion won (US$1.4 million)
and 3.2 billion won, respectively, for the event, co-hosted by Seoul's culture
ministry and BOZAR.
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