National Museum displays ancient Egyptian artifacts
The National Museum of Korea, located in Yongsan-gu District, central Seoul, is continuing with its exhibit of ancient Egyptian artifacts.
Shabties were included in many ancient Egyptian tombs, representing an agricultural worker in the afterlife to help the noble.
They were made out of stone, wood,...
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 Buddhism the official state religion and reigned over the glory days of Baekje. However, after an alliance of more than...
NBC previews PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics
A film crew from NBC shoots actor Jonathan Bennett on the ski jump platform atop the Alpensia Ski Jumping Center in Pyeongchang, Gangwon-do Province, on Feb. 2.
A film crew from NBC, the U.S. broadcaster of next year's PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games,...
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 Japanese forces. The photo is one recently donated by Priscilla Welbon Ewy of the U.S.
A new photo of the Hoesangjeon...
Organic market promotes natural famers, healthy eating
Today we meet Park Suh Ran, founder of the Gre-eat Market, a collaborative project that aims to increase awareness about healthy lifestyles and food in Korea by connecting food professionals, organic farmers and consumers. The market hopes to be a platform where it would...
Celebrating Lunar New Year’s 2017
A mother-daughter duo tie their wishes to a tree at Seoul's Unhyeongung royal residence (운현궁) on Jan. 28, Seollal Lunar New Year's Day.
Seollal Lunar New Year's, a holiday that reminds us of the meaning of family, is now behind us.
During the holidays, families came...
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 Fair (FITUR), organized by the Feria de Madrid (IFEMA) convention center, was held from Jan. 18 to 22, one of...
Purme Foundation helps build disabled-friendly world
There’s one person who has dedicated everything he’s got to building hospitals designed solely to treat people with disabilities.
He is the executive director of the Purme Foundation, Paik Kyung-hak. He has put all his wealth and all his heart into making the world a...
Mummies show wealth of the ancients
Mummy cartonnages and masks were compulsory items for ancient Egyptian funerals. The details and components of the cartonnage (above) show that it belonged to an upper-class woman. Her hair and robes are elaborately described, the eyes are inlaid with glass, and there's a jeweled...
Colder, but more fun: Korea’s winters past
During winter 1975, kids and grownups enjoy skating while wearing only jeans and sweaters, at the frozen pond in front of the Gyeonghoeru Pavilion at Gyeongbokgung Palace.
It was much colder in Korea in the past.
Photos and records recently released by the National Archives of...
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 holidays of the year. In order to get an understanding of that for which I might be in store, I...
Taebaeksan Mountain Snow Festival
Awakened by the freezing temperatures on the bus, I slowly opened my tired eyes just to be greeted by Jack Frost peeping in the window. I didn't know how long I had been sleeping, but based on the coldness, I thought we were somewhere...
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 floor.
One of Incheon International Airport's cultural experience centers recently got a makeover and reopened its doors on Jan. 23.
The center,...
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 exhibitions that will entertain museum-goers this year as he briefed the press on the museum’s main projects for the new...
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 to keep a positive mind and to give the best to us, we can do great things. Imagine if they...
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 around the corner.
Visiting a palace or a national museum and enjoying the nation's traditional activities would be a wonderful way...
Korea in the letters of a non-Korean
Our history begins in 2008 with the first visit to Korea by the Colombian journalist and writer Andres Felipe Solano. He met Yi Soojeong, who later became his wife and with whom he would return to Korean in 2012 to live there.
Solano not only...
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 that we used to know a lot about Korea, you're wrong. We all know that Korea is a country in...
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 century Chinese state of Shu Han during China's Three Kingdoms period. A statue of the late general (pictured) watches over...
Palace snowscape welcomes tourists
Visitors to the Secret Garden at Changdeokgung Palace enjoy the snowy scenery while listening to a tour guide’s comments about the Juhamnu Pavillion.
Changdeokgung Palace, an officially-registered UNESCO World Heritage Site, has changed into its white winter clothes.
On Dec. 20, snow began falling across Seoul...
