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Korean Fever!

Singapore Art Museum (SAM) celebrates the closing of its exhibition Transcendence: Modernity and Beyond in Korean Art with Korean Fever; a carnival event open to the public and held at the museum grounds on Saturday, 14 March 2009 from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm. Admission is free.
Korean Fever!

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The public may try everything and anything that is Korean; enjoy live performances, savour authentic Korean delicacies such as Chap Chae Bokum (sweet potato noodles) and Sujungwa (cinnamon punch), learn how to make Kimbab, try your hand at a Hanji (Paper craft) workshop, show-off some free style fancy footwork in a Jegichagi Game, take a photo in a hanbok and get into the groove and jive to the Korean Hip-hop sessions! There is also an art competition for youths should they wish to try their hand at Korean Art!

Korean Fever!
Programme Outline
14 March 2009
11:00 am – 5:00 pm

Time

Venue

Activity

Description

11am

SAM Lobby

tour by MV

11am

Galleries 1.10 – 3.10

Korean Art Competition

Kids and youths aged 7 -16 are
invited to participate in an art competition which is inspired by the Korean
Art Exhibition.

12pm

Queen Courtyard

Demo

Taekwondo also loosely translated
as “the way of the foot and fist”, a way of life and is also the
world’s most popular martial art.

12pm

Glass Hall

Performance by

SunKyu Church

Let the youthful voices of the
Korean choir lift your spirits with their renditions of traditional and
contemporary Korean melodies.

12.00pm- 5.00pm

Queen Courtyard

Korean Delights by Hansang
Restaurant

Savour Kimbab (Korean rice
roll), Chap Chae Bokum (sweet potato noodles) and Sujungwa (cinnamon
punch) just to name a few!

12.30pm – 5.00pm

Queen Courtyard

Hanbok
Photo Taking

Come and have your picture taken
with mannequins adorned in this traditional and colourful costume.

12pm – 12.30pm:

Queen Courtyard

Jegichagi Game

Show off your foot work in this
free style game of Jegichagi.

12.30pm – 5.00pm

SAM Inner Lobby

Fee: $5

Hanji workshop (Korean Paper Craft)

Discover the versatility of Hanji
paper and create beautiful traditional Korean dolls.

1.00pm

Outside Glass Hall

Korean Art Competition Closes

Participants to submit artworks.

1.30pm – 2.30pm:

Queen Courtyard

Kimbab and Chap Chae Bokum
demo by Hansang Restaurant

Learn how to make these quick and
healthy dishes from the chef of Hansang Restaurant.

2pm

SAM Lobby

General Museum tour by MV

2.30pm

Glass Hall

Winners of Korean Art Competition
are announced.

3.00pm – 3.30pm

Glass Hall

Korean Greeting Workshop

Do you enjoy Korean drama serials
or are you travelling to Korea soon? Then why not pick up some simple and
useful Korean phrases at this workshop.

3.30pm

SAM Lobby

General Museum tour by MV

4.00pm – 4.30pm

Outside Glass Hall & Galleries
1.10 – 3.10

Korean Art Gallery Trail (game)

Follow the clues and find out more
about Korean art and culture in this hunt that will lead you to a treasure if
you are the first to finish the quest.

4.30pm

Glass Hall

Prize Award Ceremony

4.45pm

Glass Hall

Performance by
SunKyu Church

Same as above

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