Theme: Museums and Intangible Heritage

In collaboration with The National Folk Museum of Korea

• October 4: presentations on "Museums and Intangible Heritage". In the afternoon, ICME and its Korean liaison institution, the National Folk Museum of Korea collaborate to prepare a concurrent session on "Museums and Living Heritage", which will be open for all of ICOM.
• October 5: ICME is invited to come to the National Folk Museum of Korea, which lies in beautiful Kyongbokkung Palace. The visit will include tours of the museum and palace grounds, attending the opening of a new temporary exhibition on "wood and paper crafts as intangible heritage", 'hands on' workshops at the adjoining children's museum and discussions concerning Eastern and Western forms of presentation.
• October 6: ICME presentations on "Museums and Intangible Heritage", as well as other themes. General Assembly of ICME in the late afternoon.
• October 7: Excursion day, with a choice of several tours in and around Seoul (Information on the ICOM2004 registration form).

Call for papers - deadline: 1 June 2004. Send abstracts to the Chair


Contact:
Per B. Rekdal, ICME Chair, Norwegian Museum Authority, Postboks 8045 Dep., 0030 Oslo, Norway.
Tel. (+47) 2311 7583 - Fax (+47) 2311 7501.
Email: p.b.rekdal@ukm.uio.no