National Folk Museum offers fun for Seollal Lunar New Year holidays
The National Folk Museum of Korea will begin its Seollal Lunar New Year holiday program with a performance of some nongak farmer’s music. Museum...
Paris Fashion Week on another scale
Undoubtedly, one of the most attractive events in France is Paris Fashion Week. So I took a trip from Istanbul to Paris to see...
Jongno Books relaunched as modern meeting place
The main floor of the newly opened Jongno Books introduces a wide selection of books in a space with high ceilings and ambient lighting.
In...
My nocturnal life in Korea
I am Salvadoran and I lived there all my life until June 2016 when I traveled to Korea thanks to an exchange program. If...
Heyri Art Valley, home to the arts
Northwest of the capital city, nestled between two mountains in Paju, Gyeonggi-do Province, sits a special village devoted to the cultivation of the arts.
The...
Exhibition to celebrate the year of red rooster
The year of monkey has past and the year of rooster has come. The National Folk Museum of Korea organized special exhibition “Rooster –...
Museum storage evolves from preserving to opening
The National Folk Museum of Korea will build an open storage and information center in Paju, Gyeonggi-do Province, by 2020. Unlike existing museum storage,...
Hanji used to restore Italian Chartula
Hanji was chosen as the material to help restore the Chartula, one of the most beloved items of Italian cultural heritage.
The Chartula is a...
K-Ribbon Selection lands in Hong Kong
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism launches the K-Ribbon Selection exhibit on Dec. 14 at the PMQ in Hong Kong, a hub for...
Lady Macbeth sings pansori
"Lady Macbeth", a special musical adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedy "Macbeth", sang in pansori, a form of traditional storytelling with music (판소리) and jeongga, a...
Egyptian treasures explore journey to afterlife
The Coffin of Thothirdes, from around 700-400 B.C., is displayed at the National Museum of Korea as part of an exhibit showcasing Egyptian Treasures...
Seoul fair offers glimpse into craftsmanship
Visitors appreciate exhibits at the 2016 Craft Trend Fair at COEX in Seoul on Dec. 8.
The 2016 Craft Trend Fair "has always produced encounters...
Content beloved in 2016
The 2016 Korea Content Awards ceremony was held at the COEX convention center in southern Seoul on Nov. 6, giving us a chance to...
Experience Japan with ‘culture discovery boxes’
A press briefing is held to introduce the new Culture Discovery Box focusing on Japan, at the National Folk Museum of Korea in Seoul...
Jeju haenyeo divers added to UNESCO heritage list
Members of the Korean delegation, including Jeju Governor Won Hee-ryong (front row, second from right) and a Jeju haenyeo diver (front row, right), express...
More than 10 million enjoy royal palaces, shrines
Visitors watch a reenactment of a ceremonial appointment of a royal gate keeper at Gyeongbokgung Palace in March 2016. More than 10 million people...
Farmers’ music played in Kazakhstan
People practice traditional nongak Korean farmers’ music, including dancing and drumming, in Kazakhstan on Nov. 10. It’s part of a series of classes run...
Local art foundations help develop culture, the arts
The Samrye Culture & Arts Village, Pohang Steel Life and the Gwangmyeong Upcycle Art Center. These are all local art foundations that have been...
‘Soul, Sunflower’ jazzes up traditional Korean dance
A scene from the ‘Soul, Sunflower’ performance at the National Theater of Korea from Nov. 18 to 20. Amid jazz music played by the...
Gwanak-gu District small libraries win UN praise
The minilibraries of Gwanak-gu District come into the spotlight during the first UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities conference. Gwanak-gu District Mayor Yoo Jong-pil...
