Several cultural exhibitions and activities covering a wide range of themes are available around the country during the ongoing summer break. An exhibition featuring kites decorated with the national characteristics of various different countries will open Saturday in the arrivals lobby of Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport Terminal 2, according to event organizers -- National Hsinchu Living Art Center and the Jioufen Kite Museum. The exhibition is designed to allow visitors to gain a better understanding of the art and history of kites, which were invented in China more than 2,300 years ago and involve structural mechanics, aerodynamics, principles of flying, design, painting and sports. Meanwhile, a seminar to be attended by three young volunteers who will share their volunteer experiences will be held July 3 at the Taipei Zhongshan Metro underground mall as part of an exhibition of photos taken by a medical volunteer in AIDS-ravaged Swaziland last year. A children's drama of a new fairy tale performed by a local children's theater troupe will be staged between July 3 and Aug. 1 at the Huashan Culture Park in Taipei. In addition, the Yuan-li Reed Cultural Museum in Miaoli County will hold a series of activities until Dec. 31, including grass-weaving camps, exhibitions on woven grass hats and mats, as well as other village artifacts. An exhibition titled 'Da Vinci -- The Genius' will take place until Sept. 12 at the National Science and Technology Museum in Kaohsiung City in which the '25 secrets' of the Mona Lisa will be explained. 