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Masterpieces in Ceramics from the Victoria & Albert Museum

Co-organized by the Korea Foundation and the Victoria & Albert Museum (V&A) of the United Kingdom, the “Masterpieces in Ceramics from the Victoria & Albert Museum” exhibition is being presented at the Korea Foundation Cultural Center, from March 13 through June 23. The exhibition offers a rare opportunity for viewers to appreciate the history of ceramics, which has evolved over thousands of years in various areas around the world.



Overview of the World’s Ceramic Culture
On March 13, an opening ceremony was held to commemorate this unique exhibition, which features 117 treasures from the ceramics collection of the V&A, one of the world’s most prominent museums of art and design works. The exhibition provides an overview of the history of the world’s ceramic traditions, which have evolved over thousands of years. The opening ceremony included the participation of Korea Foundation President Yim Sung-joon, V&A Deputy Director Ian Blatchford, and KF Cultural Center Director Yoon Keum-jin, along with the attendance of some 100 distinguished guests, such as British Ambassador to Korea Martin Uden, British Council Director Ian Simm, JoongAng Ilbo Vice Publisher Moon Chang-keuk, and the diplomatic officials and staff from various embassies.
In his opening remarks, Foundation President Yim expressed his desire for this first-ever exhibition in Korea, of ceramics from the world-renowned V&A, would generate momentum to bolster cultural exchanges between Korea and the United Kingdom. As for V&A Deputy Directory Blatchford, who mentioned that this was his first visit to Korea, he indicated that the V&A would be expanding its acquisition of ceramic works by young Korean artists.
He also delivered an informational lecture on the V&A and its ceramics collection the following day.
For this exhibition, the V&A selected 117 ceramics works from its vast collection of about 35,000 ceramicwares, which are rarely displayed outside the museum. Under a theme of “Clay, Fire, and Beauty,” the exhibition is arranged into nine chronological sections: ‘Early Cultures’, ‘Developments in East Asia’, ‘Tin-glaze and Luster: from the Middle East to Europe’, ‘Innovations in Medieval and Renaissance Ceramics’ , ‘Asia and West: Trade and Cross-currents’, ‘European Porcelain’, ‘Industrialization in Staffordshire’, ‘Inspired by the Past and by Nature’, and ‘Twentieth Century Ceramics’. Marking the first time for such an extensive array of the V&A’s ceramics works to be displayed outside the museum, the exhibition in Seoul is part of an international tour project of the V&A. The exhibition will also be shown at Düsseldorf, Germany; Damascus, Syria; Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; and Istanbul, Turkey.
Bringing together notable ceramic works from various regions around the world, the exhibition provides an exceptional opportunity to explore a variety of ceramic cultures, by period and area. Indeed, this exhibition represents a rare occasion to examine how ceramic traditions evolved over a period of some 4,500 years, from ancient times to the present day, along with gaining an understanding of how commercial trade and cultural interaction served to influence the development of ceramic works.

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