Explore historical sites through VR
Visitors to the Government 3.0 Fair & Global Forum 2016 enjoy the royal Joseon tombs through VR on Nov. 9. The fair is held...
[102nd March First Independence Movement Day] American journalist’s Seoul home to be opened to...
Jennifer Linley Taylor, the granddaughter of American journalist Albert W. Taylor, who first reported in 1919 the March First Independence Movement to the world, on...
China in Korean history: A look into Joseon royalty at the Donggwanwangmyo shrine
Donggwanwangmyo Shrine (동관왕묘) is dedicated to the Chinese general Guan Yu (관우, 關羽) (d. 220), who played a major role in establishing the 3rd...
Treasures from ancient Chinese wreck on exhibit in Korea
An ancient trading ship called the Nan’ao No. 1 sank near Nan’ao Island off the coast of Guandong Province in southern China during the...
Praying for peace, good harvest
On the morning of Oct. 4, a reenactment of the Sajikdaeje rites takes place at the Sajik Altar. The rites are performed in the...
President Moon regrets unfortunate history between Korea, Vietnam
President Moon Jae-in pays his respects at the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, the final resting place of the Vietnamese revolutionary leader, in Hanoi on...
Korean relics displayed at Saudi Arabia’s National Museum of Riyadh
The exhibition “The Enchanting Journey to Korean Civilization” is being held at the National Museum of Riyadh in Saudi Arabia through March 7, 2019.
By Kim...
Flag photos are on display in the capital’s heart
A Taegeukgi owned by a soldier from the Korean Liberation Army, Moon Eung-myeong, is on display at a photo exhibition currently underway at Gwanghwamun...
Bronze Age relics unearthed in Gangwon-do
Bronze artifacts, some of the oldest ever found on the Korean Peninsula, have been excavated in Jeongseon-gun County in Gangwon-do Province.
The Cultural Heritage Administration...
History lives on in Bujang-ri
In 2004, a series of ancient tombs and relics were excavated in the small village of Bujang-ri, in Seosan-si, Chungcheongnam-do (South Chungcheong Province), when...
Canopic jars come to Seoul
Canopic jars and lids are made of limestone and date back to ancient Egypt's 26th Dynasty (664 B.C.-525 B.C.).
Canopic jars stored the stomach, intestines,...
Seoul exhibition honors 1,100 years of Goryeo Dynasty artworks
The 12th-century “Gilt-silver Ewer with Basin” from the Goryeo Dynasty, owned by the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, is part of the exhibition “Goryeo:...
Seong of Baekje, the Holy King (성왕, 聖王)
Seong of Baekje, the Holy King (성왕, 聖王) (r. 523-554)
Seong was instrumental in the Baekje resurgence and in founding its new capital. He made...
Fighting injustice with the pen
By Jeon Han
Photos = Jeon Han
Illustration = Manus Eugune
"I might die but let The Daehan Maeil Sinbo (The Korea Daily News, now The Seoul Sinmun) remain to save...
Korea marks 107th anniversary of An Jung-geun’s ‘patriotic deed’
Independence activist An Jung-geun (1879-1910) shot Hirobumi Ito (1841-1909), the first Japanese resident-general in Korea, on Oct. 26, 1909.
On Oct. 26, 1909 -- 107...
A history written in sweat, the past and present of Korean sports
Korean athletes enter the stadium for the Opening Ceremony at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland. This photo is just one of...
Traces of ancient life seen through relics
An ongoing exhibit of artifacts and ruins found in the Jeolla provinces allows us a peek into ancient history.
The "New Discovery in Excavation Sites...
Books highlight Korea, US missionary bonds
The Hoesangjeon Hall at Gyeonghuigung Palace is considered to be a rare structure that shows the original appearance of buildings before being damaged by...
New books published on Joseon, North Korean cultural heritage
On Jan. 5, the National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage publishes a catalogue of North Korean publications on archeological research (left) (북한 정기간행물 고고학...
Expert blasts Harvard professor’s denial of ‘comfort women’s’ plight
Yuji Hosaka, a professor of political science at Sejong University in Seoul, blasted Harvard Law School professor J. Mark Ramseyer's paper on "comfort women,"...
