With Hallyu! The Korean Wave, Museum Rietberg celebrates the rise of South Korea's pop culture. From its roots in traditional art to its far-reaching influence in film, fashion, media, and music, the exhibition offers a compelling lens into how hallyu has been taking the world by storm since the 1990s.

Originally conceived by the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, the internationally acclaimed exhibition has already captivated audiences in Boston and San Francisco – and now brings South Korea's cultural spirit to Zurich.

Whether you're curious to explore iconic K-pop looks, step into a scene from the Oscar-winning film Parasite, or try out the exhibition's very own dance challenge – join us for this exclusive art tour, followed by a light lunch. Curator Khan Trinh will guide us through South Korea's bold, colourful, and unforgettable artistic and cultural history.

Program:

11:50 Meeting point in front of museum
12:00 Tour starts
13:00 Tour ends, light lunch starts
14:00 Event ends
 

>> Click here to view the exhibition's official website.
 

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Khanh Trinh completed her studies in East Asian Art History, Japanese Studies, and Sinology at the University of Zurich in 2000 with a PhD thesis on the Japanese painter Tani Bunchō (1763–1840). Between 1997 and 2015, she worked as a lecturer and curator of Japanese Art History in Berlin, Rome, Tokyo, and Sydney before taking up the position of curator for Japanese and Korean Art at the Museum Rietberg Zurich in 2015. 
In her research and publication work, she focuses on the social and cultural contexts of Japanese art production in the 18th and 19th centuries. As a curator and author, she has been involved in numerous exhibitions and contributed to the accompanying publications.
In addition, she has also published widely on different aspects of Japanese painting and applied art during the Edo period (1603–1868) and on contemporary Japanese and Korean art.

Exhibitions outside the Museum Rietberg:

• Theatre of Dreams, Theatre of Play – Nō and Kyōgen in Japan (2014)
• Soul of Simplicity – Seven centuries of Korean ceramics (2013)
• Kamisaka Sekka – Dawn of Modern Japanese Design (2012)
• Hosoe Eikoh – Theatre of Memory (2011)
• Hymn to Beauty – The art of Utamaro (2010)
• Genji – The world of the Shining Prince (2009)