The opening ceremony for the Memorial Photo Exhibition for Founder Sun Myung Moon was held on 7.12 by the Heavenly Calendar (August 18) at 3:00 pm at the Uni Hall, located in the new headquarters of the Segye Times at Gyeonghuigung-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul, with Blue House public affairs senior spokesman Jeonghyeon Lee and Woori Financial Group chairman Soonwoo Lee among the more than 50 prominent business leaders and other important guests in attendance.
The festivities included guest introductions, a introduction to the exhibition, a congratulatory message by Bo Hi Pak, chairman of the Korean Cultural Foundation, a commemorative video presentation, the tape cutting ceremony, and reports and reflections on the exhibition.
In his introduction to
the exhibition, Byungsu Kim, the SegyeTimes president remarked
‘With the relocation of the SegyeTimes to our new office
building here, we were happy to be able to provide the setting
for the this photo exhibition marking the first anniversary of
the seonghwa of the company’s founder, Sun Myung Moon.”
He continued, “While we prepared the photo exhibition, we
recognized anew the great value and vision of our founder, Sun
Myung Moon.
In his congratulatory
remarks, Korean Cultural Foundation chairman Bo Hi Pak spoke
about the time he spent as president of the Washington Times in
the first 12 years after its founding, and its affiliation the
Segye Times, and the vision of True Parents in creating both
newspapers as part of their work toward world peace.
After a video
presentation, chairman of the Founder Sun Myung Moon Memorial
Organizing Committee, Chang-shik Yang, along with nine others
representing important companies and organizations participated
in the ceremonial tape cutting to officially open the
exhibition.
Among the works
displayed in the Memorial Photo Exhibition are more than 70
historical photographs, arranged in zones with different
subjects related to Rev. Sun Myung Moon’s thought and
legacy, his pursuit of the ideal world, and other aspects of his
life course and accomplishments. The exhibition also
includes a special collection of art works curated by Sewon
University professor GwangIl Lee with frescoes and other works
symbolizing the transition into the age of women.
The Founder Sun Myung
Moon Memorial Photo Exhibition will run for seven days from
August 18-24, and those visiting will have a chance to see
photographs and Segye Times articles expressing their founder
Sun Myung Moon’s lifelong dedication to his work in the
interest of world peace, the salvation of humankind, the
reunification of Korea.
The Exhibition has been
organized in conjunction with other events as part of The First
Anniversary of the Universal Seonghwa of Sun Myung Moon, the
True Parent of Heaven, Earth and Humankind, being held from
August 17-24, which includes a tour of holy grounds, a memorial
celebration service, the photo exhibition, ILC International
Conference, a rally for peaceful reunification, a seminar on
peace and security, and other events commemorating and
celebrating Sun Myung Moon’s lifelong work for peace.