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U.S. Ambassador Alexander Vershbow Visits Chamsori Museum of Gramophone and Audio
February 20, 2007
On Friday, February 23, at 9:00 a.m., U.S. Ambassador to Korea Alexander Vershbow will visit Chamsori Museum of Gramophone and Audio in Gangneung, Gangwon province to celebrate the life and work of the American inventor Thomas Edison.
The Chamsori museum opened in 1992 as a privately owned exhibition space, and the museum’s Edison Invention Hall exhibits 850 of Thomas Edison’s inventions. For more information about the museum, please call 033-652-2500. Mr. Son Sung-mok, President of the Museum, will lead Ambassador Vershbow on a guided tour.
This event is open to the media. Reporters wishing to attend this event may contact Ms. Kim Dae-young of the U.S. Embassy’s Regional Program Office at 011-9638-7316.