Pyongyang International House of Culture

Pyongyang International House of Culture
Pyongyang International House of Culture
Location Central District, Pyongyang, North Korea
Coordinates 39°0′30″N 125°44′38″E / 39.00833°N 125.74389°E / 39.00833; 125.74389Coordinates: 39°0′30″N 125°44′38″E / 39.00833°N 125.74389°E / 39.00833; 125.74389
Type Culture venue
Capacity 120 (cinema), 600 (Yun Isang Music Hall)
Opened 2 April 1988 (1988-04-02)
Pyongyang International House of Culture
Chosŏn'gŭl 평양국제문화회관[1]
External image
Photo of the exterior

Pyongyang International House of Culture, also known as the Pyongyang International Cultural Center, is a cultural venue in the Central District of Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea.[2] It was opened on 2 April 1988.[3] It serves as venue for cultural exchange with foreigners.[1]

Venue

Architecturally it combines Korean elements with Soviet architecture.[4] It has a glass facade.[5] The venue has ten floors and the floor space spans 10,000 square metres (110,000 sq ft).[1]

Rooms dedicated to different cultural activities include art exhibitions, music practice and dance rooms, including a musical instrument room with 160 national instruments from all over the world. The building houses a cinema with the capacity of 120 seats[1] and simultaneous interpreting capabilities.[5] There is also a banquet hall, lounge, tea shop, and offices.[5] The venue also houses the Songhwa Art Studio.[6]

It houses the Yun Isang Music Institute.[7] The Yun Isang Music Hall, home of the Isang Yun Orchestra, is adjoined to the Pyongyang International House of Culture and houses further cultural facilities.[1] It has a capacity of 600 seats.[5]

The ground floor houses a permanent folkcraft exhibition with tradition Korean crafts[8] by the Korea Minye General Corporation.[9] Over 3,000 kinds of crafts, including Koryo celadon, are on display.[2] Koryo Cultural Tourist Company is also based in the building.[10]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Corfield, Justin (15 July 2013). Historical Dictionary of Pyongyang. Anthem Press. p. 177. ISBN 978-0-85728-234-7.
  2. 1 2 Choe Kwang Hyok (2013). "Inhereiting Folk Tradition". Pictorial KOREA (11): 26. ISSN 1727-9208.
  3. ↑ Pyongyang Review. Foreign Languages Publishing House. 1988. p. 96.
  4. ↑ Willoughby 2014, p. 115.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Pyongyang International House of Culture". naenara.com.kp. 19 October 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  6. ↑ Willoughby 2014, p. 75.
  7. ↑ "Past news". KCNA. 1 July 1999. Archived from the original on 12 October 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  8. ↑ "Folkcraft exhibition". KCNA. 28 December 2001. Archived from the original on 12 October 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  9. ↑ "Folkcraft Showroom in Pyongyang International House of Culture". naenara.com.kp. Korea Pictorial. 2007. p. 2. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  10. ↑ Maierbrugger, Arno (March 2014). Nordkorea: Geschichte, Kultur, Sehenswürdigkeiten. Trescher Verlag. p. 194. ISBN 978-3-89794-257-8.

Sources

  • Willoughby, Robert (22 July 2014). North Korea. Bradt Travel Guides. ISBN 978-1-84162-476-1. 
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