International Friendship Exhibition

The Friendship Exhibition ( also Museum of Peoples' Friendship ) is a museum in the Myohyang mountains of North Korea.

History

The museum opened its doors on August 26, 1978 and today has more than 150 rooms with a total area of ​​50,000 square meters. Are exhibited in two built in pagoda style buildings, as well as in the mountain vaults dug the gifts that have been made to the North Korean dictator Kim Il-sung and his son and successor Kim Jong- il. Cleverly, these were of the party and heads of state, political parties, organizations and famous people from abroad. In 2011 there were a total of 225,900 issued gifts.

Exhibition

Exhibits mainly gifts from the (former) Communist or like-minded countries. Below is a small selection of gifts:

  • Ceramic vase by Jiang Zemin, former President of the People's Republic of China
  • Crocodile skin briefcase and oil painting " Scenery of Pinar del Rio Province " of Fidel Castro, former President of Cuba
  • Sword of Hafiz al -Assad, former president of Syria
  • Basketball by Madeleine Albright, former U.S. Secretary of State
  • Archival box of Thaksin Shinawatra, former Prime Minister of Thailand
  • Ceramic vase of Vladimir Putin, President of the Russian Federation
  • Decorative porcelain dish by Abdullah II bin al - Hussein, King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
  • Wood sculpture "African " by Levy Mwanawasa, a former president of Zambia.
  • Glass crafts "Daily Development" by Tang Jiaxuan, former Foreign Minister of the People's Republic of China
  • Silvered wooden tray Megawati Soekarnoputri, former President of Indonesia.

Propaganda

Some opponents of the North Korean regime to see the museum as a means of propaganda, which is to give the impression that the North Korean government get worldwide support. Visitors to the museum will be told that the number of gifts is a " testament to the infinite love and respect for the Great Leader [ Kim Il-sung ] ". Another author, Byoung -lo Philo Kim, says that the aim of the exhibition was " the [ North ] Korean to convince visitors that their leader is admired worldwide."

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