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African Culture Events in celebration of the 53rd ANNUAL MEETING OF THE AfDB

2018-05-09 1055  Views
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African Development Bank 2018 Annual Meetings
May 21-25, 2018 | Busan, Korea
Hosted & Organized by Ministry of Strategy and Finance, African Development Bankgroup

African Culture Events In celebration of the 53rd ANNUAL MEETING OF THE AfDB hosted by Busan Metropolitan City

 

Purpose

With the opportunity of holding the Annual Meeting in Busan, we aim to provide an intensive introduction of African culture to citizens

Through the understanding and sharing of African culture, our goal is to spread the diversity of cultures and increase the bonds of empathy between cultures

 

Outline of Events

Date: May 21(Mon) -May 26(Sat), 2018 * some events will continue until August

Venue: Busan Cinema Center, Busan Museum, Busan Museum of Art etc

 

Program

African Cultural Festival

Date/Venue: May 22 (Tues), Busan Cinema Center

Art Market: exhibition and sale of artwork, handmade products and folk crafts of Busan artists

Cultural Performance: performance by African artists

Experience Events: various experience events

 

African Film Festival

Date/Venue: May 22(Tues)-May 26(Sat), Busan Cinema Center

Number of films: 6-8

Number of screenings: 10-15 

Additional event: Cinema Talk

 

African Relic Exhibition

Date/Venue: May 18.(Fri)-August 19.(Sun), Busan Museum

More than 200 works, including the world’s best existing African map Honil gangni yeokdae gukdo jidoshowing the complete form of the African continent for the first time, anthropogenic fossils, masks, statues, weapons, etc.

 

Special African Exhibition

Date/Venue: May 4 (Fri)-July 1.(Sun), Busan Museum of Art

Exhibition content: sculptures, pictures, drawings

Additional event: Talk related to exhibition

 

Website: https://www.afdb2018.org/notice/notice.html?act=view&aid=10