9m Media Poles to Fill BEXCO Ahead of World Heritage Committee Session
Republic of Korea Pavilion with Participation from Thirty-Five Organizations
Traditional Performances and Tour Programs Also Featured
Media poles standing 9 meters tall will fill BEXCO.
The Cultural Heritage Administration announced on July 7 that it will operate the Republic of Korea Pavilion inside BEXCO during the 48th UNESCO World Heritage Committee session, held in Busan from the 19th to the 29th. Thirty-five organizations will participate, with forty-five exhibition and experience booths operating throughout the event.
The Republic of Korea Pavilion will highlight the value of seventeen UNESCO World Heritage sites in Korea, such as Hwaseong Fortress, Namhansanseong, and mountain temples, as well as properties on the tentative list. The "K-Heritage Promotion Hall" will offer a nationwide heritage experience through media art, while the "Heritage: Timeless Time" exhibition hall will showcase the beauty of heritage sites via a 9-meter-tall media pole.
The National Archives will present a special exhibition on the UNESCO Memory of the World, and the Busan city government will feature the "Host City Busan Hall." There will also be tasting zones for K-Seafood, K-Traditional Markets, and K-Food, and the "K-Heritage Store" will be open for visitors to purchase related products.
Events will extend throughout Busan. The Busan Cinema Center will host a film festival focusing on world heritage (July 18–19), and Shinsegae Department Store Centum City will operate a hanbok experience store (July 16–22). The Busan Museum, together with the National Palace Museum of Korea, will hold a special exhibition on UNESCO Memory of the World and royal heritage (July 7–August 30).
A variety of traditional performances are also planned. The Gyeongbokgung Palace Royal Guard Changing Ceremony and the royal procession reenactment, "A Walk with the Royal Family," will be staged twice daily at BEXCO from July 20 to 29. Other events include the traditional arts performance "Good GOOD! Let's Go to Busan" (July 26), the fusion performance "Sanhwabi" (July 23–24), and a reenactment of the Joseon Tongsinsa diplomatic procession (July 26).
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Tour programs are also available. In particular, the Busan city government will run a nighttime heritage tour (July 24–25) visiting the historic sites of "Refugee Capital Busan." Official participants, including international delegates, will be offered tours of the Annals of the Joseon Dynasty, royal burial culture experiences (July 23–29), a field trip to Tongdosa Temple and the Bangudae Petroglyphs (July 25), explorations of the Gaya Tumuli and Hoeamsa Temple Site, as well as temple food banquets and Zen meditation experiences.
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