Tuesday, September 05, 2017

North Korea Exhibition in Wigan

Visiting the North Korea, An Exploration exhibition at The Old Courts in Wigan.

North Korea, An Exploration exhibition at The Old Courts in Wigan

Last Friday we went along to the opening night of North Korea, An Exploration - an exhibition by our friend Dylan Harris from Lupine Travel. The exhibition is a showcase of a selection of rare propaganda posters and artifacts collected by Dylan from his travels to the country. There were some very interesting items and photographs from his collection on display.

North Korea, An Exploration exhibition at The Old Courts in Wigan
Welcome to Pyongyang!

North Korea, An Exporation is open at The Old Courts in Wigan until the 30th September.

North Korea, An Exploration exhibition at The Old Courts in Wigan
Poster from North Korea's participation in the 2010 World Cup
  
North Korea, An Exploration exhibition at The Old Courts in Wigan
We bought a set of postcards

North Korea, An Exploration exhibition at The Old Courts in Wigan
A book on Kim Jong Il

Also at the exhibition opening party was photography from Sandra Ratkovic's very interesting and colourful Moscow project.

Visit the Lupine Travel website for more information on the tours they organise. It's not just North Korea you can visit with them either, as they operate tours to other far-flung places including Chernobyl, Transnistria, Eritrea, Chad, Iran, Iraqi Kurdistan, Antarctica and more!

On Dylan's 2015 trip to North Korea he and his party competed in the first-ever Pyongyang Minigolf Open Tournament! Check out the blog post Mini Golf in Pyongyang, North Korea for more information and photos of the course, said to have been in Kim Jong Un's personal residence before he gifted it to the North Korean people and had it moved to its current location.

Mini Golf in Pyongyang, North Korea. Photo by Dylan Harris, Lupine Travel 2015
North Korea's first Miniature Golf course

Mini Golf in Pyongyang, North Korea. Photo by Dylan Harris, Lupine Travel 2015
The Pyongyang Minigolf course and red velvet covered bench in the centre where it is claimed Kim Jong Un sat while he directed the workers on where to place each hole

Links:
- Lupine Travel
- The Old Courts

Related blog posts:
- Wigan
- Mini Golf in Pyongyang, North Korea

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