Visiting the 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.
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| Welcome to Pyongyang! |
North Korea, An Exporation is open at The Old Courts in Wigan until the 30th September.
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| Poster from North Korea's participation in the 2010 World Cup |
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| We bought a set of postcards |
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| 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.
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| North Korea's first Miniature Golf course |
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| 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:
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Lupine Travel
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The Old Courts
Related blog posts:
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Wigan
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Mini Golf in Pyongyang, North Korea
