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Gwangju exhibition marks 10 years since journalist Jürgen Hinzpeter's death
A special exhibition honoring German journalist Jürgen Hinzpeter will open on November 5 in Gwangju, South Korea.
It marks 10 years since his death in 2016 and will run until March 28, 2027, at the former South Jeolla Provincial Government building.
Hinzpeter covered the May 18 Democratization Movement in 1980, when South Korean forces were under martial law and protests took place in Gwangju.
His reporting helped show the movement's events to the world.
The exhibition will include his photographs and footage, along with personal items such as his passport, notebook and reporting tapes.
A forum on the movement's legacy and civic solidarity will also take place in Gwangju on the exhibition's opening day.
A special exhibition in Gwangju will mark the 10th anniversary of the death of German journalist Jürgen Hinzpeter.
It will run from Nov. 5 to March 28 at the former South Jeolla Provincial Government building.
The exhibition will feature his photographs, video footage and personal belongings from his reporting.
Hinzpeter helped bring the truth about the May 18 Democratic Uprising to international attention.
A forum on the memory and practice of the May 18 movement and South Korea’s democracy movement will also be held on Nov. 5.
- Who
- The former South Jeolla Provincial Government Restoration Promotion Group and the May 18 Memorial Foundation are presenting the exhibition.
- What
- A special exhibition commemorating journalist Jürgen Hinzpeter’s 10th death anniversary. It will display his photographs, videos and personal belongings.
- When
- Nov. 5 to March 28 of the following year.
- Where
- The planning exhibition room at the former South Jeolla Provincial Government building in Dong-gu, Gwangju, South Korea.
- Why
- To remember Hinzpeter and explore his life as a journalist and the significance of the records he left behind.
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The special exhibition opens at the former South Jeolla Provincial Government building.
A forum on the memory and practice of the May 18 movement and South Korea’s democracy movement is scheduled at Jeonil Building 245.
The exhibition is scheduled to close.
- Exhibition dates
- Nov. 5 to March 28 of the following year
- Exhibition venue
- Former South Jeolla Provincial Government building, Dong-gu, Gwangju
- Commemorated journalist
- Jürgen Hinzpeter, who lived from 1937 to 2016
- Exhibition materials
- Photographs, video footage, passport, notebook, typewriter and reporting tapes
- Forum venue
- Jeonil Building 245, Dong-gu, Gwangju