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An exhibit in the museum showing various Korean agricultural tools, including a winnowing basket (2016)
Ussuriysk Korean Cultural Center | |
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![]() The building in 2015 | |
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General information | |
Address | Ussuriysk, Russia |
Coordinates | 43°48′23″N 131°57′03″E / 43.8065°N 131.9507°E |
Completed | 2009 |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 2 |
Floor area | 4,000 m2 (43,000 sq ft) |
The Ussuriysk Korean Cultural Center ( Russian: Корейский культурный центр, Уссурийск; Korean: 우수리스크 고려인문화센터) is a branch of the South Korean organization Korean Cultural Centers in Ussuriysk, Primorsky Krai, Russia. [1] It was built in 2009, and serves as an activity center for Koryo-saram: ethnic Koreans of the former Soviet Union. [1] It also houses the Maritime Territory Koryo-saram Cultural Association (Национально-культурной автономии корейцев города Уссурийска и Приморского края, 'National-cultural Autonomy of Koreans of the City of Ussuriysk, Primorsky Krai'; 연해주 고려인 민족 문화 자치회). [1]
The building is host to a Museum of the History of Russian Koreans, which covers the history of Koryo-saram. [2]
An Ussuriysk Koryo-saram cultural organization was first established in 1991. Planning for the construction of a building for their activities began in 2004, and was completed by 2009. [1] It has two floors above ground, and a floor area of around 4,000 square meters (43,000 sq ft). [1] The history museum was first opened on October 31, 2009. [1] The organization also manages a separate history exhibit at the former house of the Korean independence activist Choi Jae-hyeong (Пётр Семёнович Цой). [1] [3] [4] A monument to another independence activist An Jung-geun also stands outside the building. [4]
The building is now host to a number of cultural activities, including free Korean language classes, [4] a Korean traditional dance group Arirang (named for Arirang, the Korean folk song), and a Korean drum group. [1] A Korean restaurant and library are present on the first floor. [1] A monthly Russian-language newspaper is also published from the building. [4]
The building and organization have become notable for their celebrations of the holiday Chuseok. [5] [1] Their events become so popular with non-Korean residents of the city, that the mayor of Ussuriysk observed in October 2014 that the holiday had become a holiday for the entire city. [1] For their 2023 celebration, on the 160th anniversary of the first arrival of Koreans emigrants to Russia, over a thousand Koryo-saram participated. [1]
On September 6, 2017, the First Lady of South Korea Kim Jung-sook visited the building and participated in several cultural activities. [6]
Ussuriysk Korean Cultural Center | |
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![]() The building in 2015 | |
| |
General information | |
Address | Ussuriysk, Russia |
Coordinates | 43°48′23″N 131°57′03″E / 43.8065°N 131.9507°E |
Completed | 2009 |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 2 |
Floor area | 4,000 m2 (43,000 sq ft) |
The Ussuriysk Korean Cultural Center ( Russian: Корейский культурный центр, Уссурийск; Korean: 우수리스크 고려인문화센터) is a branch of the South Korean organization Korean Cultural Centers in Ussuriysk, Primorsky Krai, Russia. [1] It was built in 2009, and serves as an activity center for Koryo-saram: ethnic Koreans of the former Soviet Union. [1] It also houses the Maritime Territory Koryo-saram Cultural Association (Национально-культурной автономии корейцев города Уссурийска и Приморского края, 'National-cultural Autonomy of Koreans of the City of Ussuriysk, Primorsky Krai'; 연해주 고려인 민족 문화 자치회). [1]
The building is host to a Museum of the History of Russian Koreans, which covers the history of Koryo-saram. [2]
An Ussuriysk Koryo-saram cultural organization was first established in 1991. Planning for the construction of a building for their activities began in 2004, and was completed by 2009. [1] It has two floors above ground, and a floor area of around 4,000 square meters (43,000 sq ft). [1] The history museum was first opened on October 31, 2009. [1] The organization also manages a separate history exhibit at the former house of the Korean independence activist Choi Jae-hyeong (Пётр Семёнович Цой). [1] [3] [4] A monument to another independence activist An Jung-geun also stands outside the building. [4]
The building is now host to a number of cultural activities, including free Korean language classes, [4] a Korean traditional dance group Arirang (named for Arirang, the Korean folk song), and a Korean drum group. [1] A Korean restaurant and library are present on the first floor. [1] A monthly Russian-language newspaper is also published from the building. [4]
The building and organization have become notable for their celebrations of the holiday Chuseok. [5] [1] Their events become so popular with non-Korean residents of the city, that the mayor of Ussuriysk observed in October 2014 that the holiday had become a holiday for the entire city. [1] For their 2023 celebration, on the 160th anniversary of the first arrival of Koreans emigrants to Russia, over a thousand Koryo-saram participated. [1]
On September 6, 2017, the First Lady of South Korea Kim Jung-sook visited the building and participated in several cultural activities. [6]