| Location | Central District, Pyongyang, North Korea |
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| Coordinates | 39°0′30″N125°44′38″E / 39.00833°N 125.74389°E |
| Type | Culture venue |
| Capacity | 120 (cinema), 600 (Yun Isang Music Hall) |
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| Opened | 2 April 1988 |
| Pyongyang International House of Culture | |
| Hangul | 평양국제문화회관 |
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| Hanja | 平壤國際文化会館 [1] |
| RR | Pyeongyang gukje munhwa hoegwan |
| MR | P'yŏngyang kukche munhwa hoegwan |
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Pyongyang International House of Culture,also known as the Pyongyang International Cultural Center,is a cultural venue in the Central District of Pyongyang,the capital of North Korea. [2] It was opened on 2 April 1988. [3] It serves as venue for cultural exchange with foreigners. [1]
Architecturally it combines Korean elements with Soviet architecture. [4] It has a glass facade. [5] The venue has ten floors and the floor space spans 10,000 square metres (110,000 sq ft). [1]
Rooms dedicated to different cultural activities include art exhibitions,music practice and dance rooms,including a musical instrument room with 160 national instruments from all over the world. The building houses a cinema with the capacity of 120 seats [1] and simultaneous interpreting capabilities. [5] There is also a banquet hall,lounge,tea shop,and offices. [5] The venue also houses the Songhwa Art Studio, [6] and the Organizing Committee of the April Spring Friendship Art Festival. [7]
It houses the Yun Isang Music Institute. [8] The Yun Isang Music Hall,home of the Isang Yun Orchestra,is adjoined to the Pyongyang International House of Culture and houses further cultural facilities. [1] It has a capacity of 600 seats. [5]
The ground floor houses a permanent folkcraft exhibition with tradition Korean crafts [9] by the Korea Minye General Corporation. [10] Over 3,000 kinds of crafts,including Koryo celadon,are on display. [2] Koryo Cultural Tourist Company is also based in the building. [11]