International symposium

On the occasion of the 130th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Korea and France, a symposium is being organised in Gravelines (France), the 30 – 31 October 2015, on the theme

Printing in the West and in the East

The speakers will be:

Paul Ripoche, director of Gravelines Museum (France)
History and aims of the Musée du dessin et de l’estampe originale, Gravelines

NAM Kwonhee, University of Kyungbuk (Korea)
Printing from moveable metal type in Korea (before the Japanese invasion in 1592)

OK Youngjung, Korean central institute of science (Korea)
Printing from moveable metal type in Korea (after the Japanese invasion in 1592)

LIM Nojik, National institut for the promotion of Korean science (Korea)
Woodcut printing in Korea

LEE Seongchul, Cheongju early printing museum (Korea)
Collin De Plancy and the « Jikji »

OH Younggyun, Arizona State university (United States)
Korean printmaking and bookbinding

Eva-Maria Hanebutt-Benz, former director of the Gutenberg Musée (Germany)
Woodcut printing in Europe

Dr Wolfgang Schellmann (Germany)
The surprising use of clichés in 16th and 17th century book illustration

Alan Marshall, président of the Association of European printing museums (France)
Printing museums and graphic communication

Démonstrations and visit to the Musée du dessin et de l’estampe originale de Gravelines.

The symposium is jointly organised by:
– the City of Gravelines / Centre artistique et culturel François Mitterrand
– the Institution for Promoting Korea-Studies (ACKS) .

The full programme and registration details will be announced shortly.