ASEAN photo expo at Museum

ASEAN photo expo at Museum

JAKARTA (JP): A two-week photo exhibition with participants
of all members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations,
ASEAN, will open at the National Museum on Oct. 24.

The display of 35 colored photographs, or five photographs
from each member country, is part of a simultaneous event in the
respective countries of Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines,
Singapore, Brunei Darussalam, Thailand and Vietnam.

Edi Sedyawati, the Director General of Culture under the
Ministry of Education and Culture, said last week that the theme
of the event is "ASEAN-United Nations cooperation for a better
world."

The exhibitions, held to commemorate the 50th anniversary of
the United Nations, will feature the works of 20 photographers
including those by Johnny Hendarta and Risman Marah of Indonesia.
(anr)