The donation drive for food and school supplies ended on Dec. 28.
The Itaewon-Hannam Global Village Center collected donations during the month of December for families in need and social welfare centers in the area.
They accepted donations of non-perishable food items and school supplies for children.
The food items were distributed to lowincome families in the area through the Yongsan Food Bank, and the school supplies will go to study rooms for children whose parents cannot afford to send them to expensive academies.
We will have a “Global Village Tree” set up in the center where we will be collecting the items for the kids.
For more information give please contact the center at pthussey@citizen.seoul.kr
or telephone
The Treasures of the Vietnamese Imperial House cultural exchange program will continue through Feb. 6 at the National Palace Museum of Korea.
A cultural exchange program with the Hue Museum of Royal Fine Arts in Vietnam, this exhibit will put on display some 100 treasures of the Vietnamese Imperial House.
A UNESCO World Heritage Site, Hue was the capital of Vietnam during the Nguyen Dynasty (1802-1945).
The times are: weekdays 9 a.m. to 6. p.m. (final admission at 5.p.m.), weekends and holidays 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. (final admission at 6 p.m.).
The event is free. To get there leave Gyeongbokgung Station, line 3 via exit 5. Walk for 5 minutes.
For more information contact 3701-7500. Please visit: https://www.museum.go.kr.
The Czech exhibition “Here Comes the Krtek”will end Jan. 9 at the National Library for Children & Young Adults in Gangnam.
Zdenek Miler, illustrator and creator of Little Mole Krtek was born on Feb. 21, 1921 in Kladno just west of the Czech capital Prague. He enjoyed painting as a child. His hobby developed when he joined the national graphic school in 1936.
He later studied at the College of Arts and Crafts in Prague and in 1942 he began work at the cartoon studio Bata in city of Zilin. There he learned the important practical skills relating to film production specializing in animated films.
After the World War II, he started work at the biggest Czech cartoon company where he rose up to the company’s director in the 1970s. He made about 70 films. In approximately 50 of them, the protagonist was his most famous creation, Krtek.
“Krtek,“ or “Krtecek“ (The Mole or the Little Mole) is probably the most famous Czech animation character, which started his career as a film star, later on becoming a literary hero as well.
Beloved by at least five generations of Czech children, he is not losing his appeal even now in the 21st century.