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ENTERTAIN | ON LOCATION | South Korea 48 Jul-Aug 2016 meetings & conventions • mcmag-asia.com UNIQUE SPACES FOR BUSINESSES Under the Unique Venues Guide, event spaces with distinctive features are highlighted under six categories – Riverside, Traditional, Modern, Performance Hall, Experience, and Museum & Art Centre. Here, M&C Asia highlights three: SOME GAVIT + WHAT IS IT A futuristic riverside venue with facilities suitable for all types of events. + MAIN SPACES A 550-seater main convention hall with an 18m-wide ANSI screen and car lift; a medieval European-inspired restaurant for up to 150 sitting persons; a casual pub-and- restaurant that can hold 220 and a breezy terrace overlooking the bay. + EVENTS RECENTLY HELD International conferences, awards ceremonies, motor shows, fashion shows and more. SEOUL MUSEUM + WHAT IS IT An unconventional traditional-meets-modern space that combines an art museum and hanok (traditional Korean house). + MAIN SPACES Two exhibition halls for up to 1,700 persons; a rooftop garden for up to 250 persons; and a 19th century hanok, Seokpajeong, designated as a cultural asset, which can seat 20 people. + EVENTS RECENTLY HELD This year's Seoul MICE Alliance annual meeting, which consisted of workshops, networking sessions and a standing reception in the garden. THE RAUM + WHAT IS IT A space fashioned after the Skibo Castle in Scotland. + MAIN SPACES The main ballroom, which seats 500 round table style, with a 6.7m-high ceiling and Swarvoski crystal chandeliers; two smaller halls with a decidedly European charm and a 1,300 sqm garden. + EVENTS RECENTLY HELD Concerts, weddings, exhibitions and after-parties. Clockwise from top: Some Gavit; The 550-seater convention hall in Some Gavit; Art exhibition at Seoul Museum; A fashion show held at the courtyard of The Raum; An outdoor function at The Raum; and the exterior of the Seoul Museum

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