ASEAN Culture House Special Exhibition
Playful ASEAN-ASEAN Seen Through Traditional Leisure Activities

The special exhibition “Playful ASEAN” will have its opening ceremony on Friday, September 14, along with the celebration of the first anniversary of the opening of the ASEAN Culture House.
This exhibition presents the cultural characteristics of the 10 ASEAN countries through their leisure and game culture, known in Korean as “nori” (놀이, an activity taken part by two or more people for their amusement). Nori is the most primitive and common act that demonstrates the human race’s basic desire to seek amusement. Nori that exist ubiquitously regardless of ethnicity, nation, and region are mostly developed and maintained in close relation with social-cultural elements. We invite you to experience the history and culture of ASEAN that are ed little by little onto its nori by appreciating artworks of contemporary artists as well as playing with various traditional game tools of the ASEAN region.

Exhibition period

September 14–December 2 (The ACH is closed on Mondays.)

Venue

Special Exhibition Gallery (1F)

Admission is free of charge.

Inquiries

051-755-2000 / ach@kf.or.kr / www.ach.or.kr

Exhibits

Traditional game tools and puppets, short films featuring the traditional leisure culture of each ASEAN country, collaborating artworks of Korean artists and more

Artists

10 film directors of the 10 ASEAN countries, Korean contemporary artists and designers (Sun-kyung Sohn, Jang-sup Lee, Woo-seok Jang, Jong-ha Choe, ARISONG), DD238 studio
 

◈ This exhibition was made possible by the generous support and contributions of the embassies and governments of the 10 ASEAN Member States.

Brunei Darussalam
The Kingdom of Cambodia
The Republic of Indonesia
Lao People’s Democratic Republic
Malaysia
The Republic of the Union of Myanmar
The Republic of the Philippines
The Republic of Singapore
The Kingdom of Thailand
The Socialist Republic of Viet Nam

◈ Special thanks to following institutions for their support and cooperation in the preparation of the exhibition “Playful ASEAN.”

The National Heritage Board, Singapore
The Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth, Singapore
The Ministry of Culture, Thailand
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Vietnam
The Amelia Lapena Bonifacio Teatro Papet Museo in the Philippines
The International Information and Networking Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region under the auspices of UNESCO
Asia Dance Culture Institute
Busan Film Commission
Busan Asian Film School
Korea International Cooperation Agency
KOICA Global Village
Lao Cultural Center in Korea
Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Singapore, Singapore
The Korea Foundation Hanoi Office, Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Hanoi, Viet Nam

Support

Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Busan Metropolitan City

Organizer

The Korea Foundation The ASEAN Culture House