you know a really great list of
successful popular and globally renowned
musicals playing here in seoul that we
can enjoy that's right now and i think
the uh popular musical mama mia would be
a great template for creators of
original korean musicals right here in
korea because using the music of
established artists i think it can
really draw two audiences and work as a
marketing tool as well right and that
was the case with korean musical
december right with the music of kim
gong-sao and that was very successful so
i think we can see that as become maybe
a trend in the future here in korea all
right thank you for that tahoe and what
about for those of us who would like to
travel to the outskirts of seoul and
looking for smaller art venues well you
know these art venues on the outside of
seoul are smaller in scale and a little
bit more localized but nonetheless they
are being met with great success
when you think of a smaller local art
venue one does not contain grandiose
works of art you could think about
something like the young peon county art
museum just southeast of seoul
the museum has had more than three
hundred thousand visitors since its
inception just two short years ago which
is three times the size of the local
population
visitors from all over the country come
to visit and its current second
anniversary exhibition is a roaring
success with an average of 1500 visitors
per day
here children can express themselves any
way they want without any kind of
discomfort you can also see the artwork
of clothes so it's very nice
the area is very nature friendly and
there are lots of things to see so i
come here often with my family
and the secret to the museum's success
professional management and experience
curators who put together exhibitions
that are both modern and up-to-date
the museum has been created so the
families and people of any age can come
to visit and there are a lot of
interactive exhibits for visitors so
anybody can come at any time to enjoy a
variety of modern and contemporary art
at our museum
meanwhile the zhongbuk district museum
in seoul is also seeing an increase in
visitors as well it opened its doors in
2009 and despite its small size the
quality of its exhibitions rivals that
of larger and more established art
venues
this is evidenced by the 30 increase in
visitors in 2013 compared to the
previous year
our museum always runs a tour where
visitors can view exhibitions one-on-one
with dawson's so it makes the works on
display much more accessible also the
subjects of our exhibitions aren't too
heavy we focus on exhibitions that tell
a story
the reputations of these two smaller but
well-established art venues have spread
by word of mouth and the two
establishments have become focal points
for benchmarking by many other similar
venues which is hopefully a sign that
more smaller local art venues have
promised great quality exhibitions will
be created in the future
you know so this would encourage those
living and outside of seoul to uh attend
or go to more arts exhibitions and
cultural events that's right now uh this
is a huge step forward for i think a lot
of communities not just here in seoul
but in the outskirts of seoul where
local residents can have more
accessibility to more local art venues
and any type of arts and culture venues
really because if local residents can
attend these i think it can be a source
of inspiration for a younger generation
of aspiring artists right and it could
really grow and mature into you know big
big name theaters or exit or exhibitions
so that you know people in seoul could
actually travel to those local areas to
attend these events that's right now i
think it works both ways where residents
of seoul can go down to more rural
communities and help the local economy
as well as being a source of inspiration
for again the younger generation all
right tahoe thank you for that today and
i will see you again tomorrow