The Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Nepal participated as the guest of honor at the Mask Art Exhibition held at Patan Museum, Lalitpur on Friday.

The event, organized by the Federation of Handicraft Associations of Nepal in collaboration with Lalitpur Metropolitan City and with the valued cooperation of IMACO Korea, showcased 60 Nepali masks alongside 40 masks from South Korea.

Speaking at the event, Woo Hyuk Cho, Secretary General of IMACO, said that the evet was organized with an objective to introduce South Korean masks as part of a culturally rich in an educational and aesthetic values and to support the development of cultural tourism in domestic and international levels.

South Korean Ambassador to Nepal Park Taeyoung maintained that the similarities between Nepal and South Korea, has a rich mask tradition that reflects Korea’s cultural and traditional heritage.

He shed light on the importance of Budddhism which played a crucial link between two nations. Mask traditions across two countries share fundamental similarities, primarily revolving around transformation, the representation of spiritual or social entities.

Ambassador Park highlighted the long-standing relationship between South Korea and Nepal.

Officials from the Lalitpur metropolitan city, Federation of Handicraft Association of Nepal, IMACO and a huge number of people participated in the program.

The event will conclude on December 7.