September 23, 2009

MEDIA CONTACT:
Michelle Sherrard
202-994-1423; mcs1@gwu.edu

EVENT CONTACT:
Young-Key Kim-Renaud
202-994-7106; kimrenau@gwu.edu

GW ANNOUNCES THE 17TH ANNUAL HAHN MOO-SOOK COLLOQUIUM IN THE KOREAN HUMANITIES OCT. 17, 2009

EVENT: The Colloquium will explore the topic of "Representing Korea's Culture and Heritage" and defining identity through the exhibition of aesthetic qualities of Korean art. This event is organized in cooperation with the Korea Society and Smithsonian's Freer and Sackler Art Galleries presenting "The Sound of Ecstasy and Nectar of Enlightenment: Buddhist Ritual Song and Dance from Korea" by Young San Preservation Group (Oct. 14 at 7:30 p.m., Meyer Auditorium, Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution) and in conjunction with the permanent exhibition, The Korea Gallery, opened in June 2007 by the Asian Cultural History Program of the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution. A Korean lunch will be served.

WHEN: Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009; 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

WHERE: 
The George Washington University
Elliott School of International Affairs
Room 113 (first floor) and City View Room (7th floor)
1957 E St., NW, Washington, D.C.
Foggy Bottom - GWU Metro (Orange and Blue lines)

RSVP: This event is free and open to the public. Reservations are required. RSVP with your name, affiliation, and e-mail to kimrenau@gwu.edu. Members of the media are welcome and should RSVP to Michelle Sherrard at 202-994-1423 or mcs1@gwu.edu.

SPEAKERS:
-Ed Able, advisor and consultant to museums, associations, foundations and philanthropic organizations; past president and CEO, American Association of Museums
-Hyun-key Kim Hogarth, fellow, Royal Anthropological Institute
-Cheeyun Kwon, former curator of Korean art, Asian Art Museum of San Francisco
-Paul Michael Taylor, director, Asian Cultural History Program, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
-Tom Vick, film programmer, Freer and Sackler Galleries, Smithsonian Institution

COMMENTATORS:
-Christine Kim, assistant professor in the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service and the Department of History, Georgetown University
-Lenore D. Miller, director of University Art Galleries and chief curator, The George Washington University
-Robert C. Provine, professor in the School of Music, University of Maryland

BACKGROUND:
The HMS Colloquium series provides a forum for academic discussion of Korean humanities in the context of East Asia and the world.  The series was created by an endowment established by the estate of Hahn Moo-Sook, one of Korea's most honored writers, to uphold her spirit of openness, curiosity and commitment to education. The 17th Colloquium is co-sponsored by GW's Columbian College of Arts and Sciences, Sigur Center for Asian Studies and Institute for Ethnographic Research.

For more information about the HMS Colloquium series,
visit http://www.gwu.edu/~eall/specialevents.html.
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