140th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Korea and France, Macron visits 'Pong Piedu Center Hanwha'

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French President Macron, who visited Korea to mark the 140th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Korea and France, visited the Pompidou Center Hanwha.

The Hanwha Cultural Foundation announced on April 3 that French President Emmanuel Macron visited the "Pong Pido Center Hanwha" in Yeouido during his state visit to Korea. On the Hanwha side, Kim Dong-won, president of Hanwha Life Insurance, welcomed Macron and his party.

The Pompidou Center Hanwha, a remodeled annex of Yeouido 63 Building, was designed by French architect Jean-Michel Wilmot and newly built as an art museum with a total area of 11,000 square meters and four floors. The visit was also a scene that showed that 'Pong Piedu Center Hanwha' is establishing itself as a symbolic space for cultural exchange between Korea and France.

Since then, President Macron and Korean artists have met. New artists such as Kim Soo-ja and Lee Bae, as well as Kim Hee-cheon and Yoo Joon-young, attended the event to talk about the flow of contemporary Korean art and the possibility of international expansion.

President Macron said, "The Pompidou Center Hanwha will be a bridge connecting France and South Korea and will be a platform for leading dialogue between the two art circles."

An official from Hanwha Life Insurance who spoke with this newspaper by phone explained, "Pong Pido Center Hanwha" is a cultural platform linking Korea and France, and the plan is to expand the scope of international cultural exchanges through various programs."

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