2008.1.28
Winter break is too short for eager moms. Along with your children's English and math hagwon plus short ski trips, how about adding something new: participating in art programs or going to exhibitions.
As the importance of developing creative talents has risen, various exhibitions and art programs are taking place during the winter. Here are some that are worth seeing.
"Luci & Orange Museum"
A heartwarming story about an abandoned puppy and a girl, both named Luci can be heard and seen at the exhibition "Luci & Orange Museum" at the Hello Museum in Yeoksam-dong, exclusively for kids.
Twenty paintings, sculptures and photos by artists such as Maggie Taylor and Louise Bourgeois are displayed and used for the curators to tell their story.
The exhibition is based on an 80-minute tour provided by curators who mostly majored in art education or children's education. Children not only see art, but get to discuss it, draw their own pictures and make their own fairy tale books.
Reservations are needed for the tour. There are three levels of the tour regarding the kids' ages - for toddlers from 24 months to 48 months old, for preschoolers from 5 to 7 years old, and for elementary students from 8 to 10 years old.
The museum also holds art education programs, divided into age groups. In a colorful, open space filled with different tools to draw and paint with, children can take their first steps into art.
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Parents can wait in a space nearby where they can hear their children and maybe take a peek at the class. A brief explanation of what the kids are doing is provided for parents while the children attend the class.
Experiencing and playing with art at a young age not only helps the kids' artistic talents grow but also helps them lose their shyness and become more outgoing.
"There was a kid who always cried so hard, not wanting to be separated with his mother. But after attending the class several times, he stopped crying and even started to speak in front of the class," said exhibition curator Lee Jin-hee.
"Big art museums filled with adults could be scary for kids. But here, they can talk and share their feelings with the friends their age in a cozier ambience, so it eventually helps them grow in confidence."
The exhibition runs through Feb. 28 at Hello Museum in Yeoksam-dong, southern Seoul. Fee for the tour is 22,000 won for kids and 2,000 won for the parent. It is closed on Mondays. For more information, call (02) 3217-4222 or visit www.hellomuseum.com.
"Kids Motor Show"
If your kids are crazy about cars, "Kids Motor Show" at COEX in Samsung-dong is just the place for them.
Kids can see the insides of real cars and learn the basic science of cars by watching and performing various experiments.
Engines roar and gas-filled cylinders fire. A rough wind blows in the wind tunnel where kids can experience the upward force and resisting power.
In other sections, children can learn the safety rules for crossing the streets, or draw their imaginative future cars.
The highlight of the show would no doubt be driving a racing kart. A racing track for kids is prepared at the exhibition. If you have collected all the stamps they give out at each learning section, you get to ride the car three times.
"Through various experiments and racing kart experiences, children will naturally learn the science hidden within the cars, and the importance of the safety rules," said curator Cho Bo-ram.
Do not forget to take home a "kids driver's license" with your name on, on the way out.
The exhibition runs through March 1 at Jangbogo Hall at COEX in Samsung-dong, southern Seoul. Tickets are 15,000 won. Admission is free for babies 36 months old and younger. For more information, call (02) 501-1670 or visit www.kidsmotor.com
"Mirror, Mirror on the Wall"
The National Museum of Contemporary art offers the exhibition "Mirror, Mirror on the Wall" at its Children's Gallery. Seventy figure paintings by prominent artists such as Kwon Ki-soo and Kim Seon-doo are exhibited.
It is an exhibition to help the children understand figure paintings, one of art's most important genres.
To help them better understand the paintings, each title is connected to a familiar phrase in a fairy tale, such as "Mirror, mirror on the wall," in Snow White.
The exhibition is divided into three parts, regarding the ages of the visitors.
In the first section, paintings of children and animals are showcased for kids from 3 to 6 years old. Kids play with moving installations and feel the materials used in the works.
The second part is for kids that age from 7-10. Paintings of family and neighbors are displayed.
For kids that are 11-13, paintings with teenagers going through puberty or more complex pictures of the society members are exhibited.
A guided tour is available every day from 11:30 a.m. to 12:10 p.m.
The program runs until November at the National Museum of Contemporary Art in Gwacheon, in Gyeonggi province, south of Seoul. Admissions are free, but the expo is closed on Mondays. For reservations, call (02) 2188-6069.
By Park Min-young
(claire@heraldm.com)
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