Honorary Director..

Tomato has shared this lovely news in Quilt and I'm just thrilled to know about it.

BYJ delegated to be Honorary Director for Iwayama Lacquer Art Museum-2 June 2009. Photo from Joanne of Quilt/original post in JOB by Geulyeuga. Thank you very much.

Bae Yong Joon is delegated to be Honorary Director for Iwayama Lacquer Art Museum (Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture, Japan).

Iwayama Lacquer Art Museum is the world largest lacquer art museum which world known Korean lacquer artist, Mr. Jun Yong Bok manages as director.

Bae Yong Joon visited Japan in March in order to write Korean culture introductoryand travel book, “Beauty of Korea (tentative)” which he report and shoot photos by himself.

This delegation for Honorary Director has come true as he had studied lacquer artwork for one week and received techniques from Mr. Jun Yong Bok. Some of Bae Yong Joon’s lacquer works which he created during his stay will be displayed at museum’s opening at its renewal open in August this year,also they will be exhibited at Mr. Jun’s lacquer artwork exhibition which will be held for Japan and Korea cultural exchanges.“Beauty of Korea (tentative)” is scheduled to be on sale in autumn this year.

Please look forward for it.

I'm definitely looking forward to it..