Part 2 - LA84 Foundation

• 2000 Years of Korean Costume
(Korea Exhibition Cener, September
5-October 2)
A total of 129 Korean historical
costumes, including 26 items of the
Three Kingdoms period (57 B.C.-A.D.
668), 13 of the Unified Shilla period
(668-935), eight of the Koryo period
(918-1392), and 81 of the Choson
period (1392-1910), all replicas produced
in collaboration with historical
costume specialists, were displayed
on mannequins. Personal ornaments
were included and antique furniture
pieces were arranged so as to provide
historical settings. From the Three
Kingdoms and Unified Shilla periods,
costumes of the kings, queens,
princes and princesses were
exhibited. From the Koryo and Choson
periods, however, costumes of the
commoners such as the celadon potters,
printers of the the Tripitaka Koreana,
and farmers were presented together
with the costumes of high-ranking
officials and generals.
The costumes on display were verified
against historical records, paintings
and tomb murals by Yu Hi-kyong, an
expert on Oriental costumes, Prof. Kim
Mi-ja of Seoul Women's University and
Prof. Lee Kyong-ja of Ewha Womans
University.
• Exhibition of Korean Traditional
Embroidery and Ornamental Knots
(Korea Exhibition Center, September
6-October 2)
The exhibition featured 146 works of
traditional embroidery and 260 works
of ornamental knots. During the exhibition,
traditional Korean wedding
ceremony was enacted for an hour
from 2 p.m. every day to show how
embroideries and ornamental knots
were used on ceremonial occasions.
• Arts and Science in Sports (National
Museum of Korea, September
15-October 30)
Seventy-four ancient sports-related
objects unearthed across the Italian
peninsula, including statues, reliefs,
an arm of a discus thrower, parts of
chariots, the head of a boxer,
a Hercules' torso, and a gladiator's
helmet, were displayed in the exhibition
jointly organized by the National
Museum of Korea in Seoul and the
National Council of Research (C.N.R.)
of Italy. The exhibits, dating from the
ninth to the third century B.C., were
lent by leading Italian museums. The
Italian government bore the expenses
of the exhibition. Although it was not
listed as an official Olympic Arts
Festival event because the agreement
with the Italian government was
reached after the festival programs
had been finalized, the exhibition was
as important as any event on the
official program.
• Greece-Sports and Culture (Korea
Exhibition Center, September 1 -
October 5)
The exhibition, organized by the Greek
Ministry of Culture, included 150
replicas and photographs of sculptures,
reliefs, pottery and murals showing the
sports of the ancient Olympics.
• Exhibition of Art Posters of the Seoul
Olympics (Lloyd Shin Gallery, August
25-October 1)
Art posters expressing the Seoul
Games ideals of peace, harmony and
progress, designed by 25 famous
artists designated by the IOC, were
displayed. Exhibitions of prints were
held simultaneously in 18 cities
including Seoul, New York and Los
Angeles, and the prints and now in the
collections of museums in 168 countries.
Five Korean painters were included.
They were: Kim Ki-cHkng, Kim Chang-yol,
Nam Kwan, Park Seo-bo and Lee Ban.
43. '2,000 Years of Korean Costumes' at
the Korea Exhibition Center.
44. A show entitled 'Greece-Sports and
Culture' was organized by the Greek
Ministry of Culture to exhibit 150
photographs and replicas of sculptures,
reliefs, ceramics and murals from ancient
Greece.
45. The Seoul Olympic Exhibition Hall at
the Korea Exhibition Center; five
exhibitions including the World Children's
Art Exhibition were staged here.
46. A traditional Korean wedding
ceremony.
47. Some 300,000 stamps from 140
countries featuring sports themes were on
display at the Philatelic Exhibition.
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