Daeboreum, time to wish upon a full moon
On the day of Jeongwol Daeboreum (정월대보름), the first full moon of the lunar new year, a jubilant child receives a packet of bureom,...
The name of respect: Korea and Egypt
Respect is one of the most important traits in a person. It implies that one is valuable and worthy of dealing with as a...
10 Korean dishes loved in Madrid
The 15th Madrid Fusion food festival, organized by the Municipal Palacio de Congress, was held from Jan. 23 to 25, one of the most...
‘Saimdang, Light’s Diary,’ though fictional, pursues truth
TV stars Lee Young-ae (left) and Song Seung-heon play the leads in the TV show ‘Saimdang, Light’s Diary.’
Shin Saimdang (신사임당, 申師任堂) (1504-1551), the epitome...
Visit the Korea booth at Spain’s tourism trade fair
The tourism trade fair FITUR is held at the IFEMA convention center in Madrid from Jan. 18 to 22 this year.
The International Tourism Trade...
My first Seollal Lunar New Year’s with my new in-laws
For my first Seollal Lunar New Year's as a married woman, I didn’t really know what to expect from one of the biggest traditional...
Incheon Airport cultural center gets makeover
A visitor enjoys an interactive exhibit at the traditional cultural center at Incheon International Airport, located by the west wing transfer lounge on fourth...
National Museum of Korea abounds in historical artifacts, art
The National Museum of Korea has many things to offer throughout 2017.
On Jan. 23, museum director Lee Young-hoon released a list of six special...
Korean gifts to cheer you up
In every examination period, we, as students, have a lot of stress, but if people who appreciate us cheer us up and help us...
Enjoy Seollal at national museums, palaces
Visitors wearing Hanbok play the yunnori board game (윷놀이) at Gyeongbokgung Palace.
Seollal Lunar New Year’s, one of the biggest holidays in Korea, is just...
Korea in Indonesia: before and after Hallyu
Have you ever wondered what the average Indonesian thought about Korea before the Korean Wave, or Hallyu, came to Indonesian shores? If you think...
Chocolate comes to Seoul
In the just-ended four-day chocolate exhibition that was held at the COEX convention center in Hall D on Jan. 12-15, I was lucky to...
Enjoy classical music at Deoksugung
Free classical music performances will be held on the last Wednesday of every month from now until June, in the Seokjojeon Hall at Deoksugung...
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,...
