Prof. Yoo Hong-jun wants to be known as the compiler of Korean art history

Art historian Yoo Hong-jun, a professor at Myongji University, has released the final volume of his publication series, "Story of Korean Art." This comprehensive set covers the complete history of Korean art and has sold over 3.8 million copies.

2023-10-25

Fun-filled 'Visit Korean Heritage Campaign' begins

The Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA) and the Korea Cultural Heritage Foundation started this year’s campaign to attract local and international tourists to Korean cultural heritage sites with a kick-off ceremony Tuesday ...

2023-05-09

'Here Comes a Rabbit' exhibit opens at folk museum to celebrate 2023

It’s the Year of the Rabbit. Originally, it was hares with gray and brown fur that inhabited Korea. The cute white rabbit people often see today were a rare species back in the day. They were an alien breed with albinism that only began to be ...

2023-01-08

Rare painting from Joseon Dynasty comes back to Korea from U.S. after 490 years

An old painting depicting officials of the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) engaging in a scholastic program at a pavilion by the Han River near present-day Oksu-dong in Seongdong District, eastern Seoul, returned to its home country after 490 years...

2022-06-22

Cultural heritage envoy

Apple TV+ series "Pachinko" star Kim Min-ha looks at Tripitaka Koreana at Haeinsa in Gayasan National Park, South Gyeongsang …

2022-06-14

In the Joseon era, even the signs adhered to a hierarchy

The Gwanghwamun signboard that was hung up in 2010 after renovations around the gate and palace, came under fire for being historically inaccurate. After years of research, the Cultural Heritage Administration concluded that the original ...

2022-05-23

National folk museum strives to keep Jeongwol Daeboreum alive

Jeongwol Daeboreum is not a state-designated public holiday today, but this day of the first moon on the lunar calendar, which falls on Feb. 15 this year, was said to be the biggest holiday traditionally, more than the actual Lunar New Year...

2022-02-13

A step-by-step guide to ogokbap

In an era where there are so many quick and convenient offerings of delivery food and meal kits, ogokbap, one of the main delicacies for Jeongwol Daeboreum (a traditional holiday celebrating the first full moon of the Lunar New Year), can too be ...

2022-02-13

An exhibit on Hunminjeongeum without the artifact itself

The National Hangeul Museum, which is located next to the National Museum of Korea in Yongsan District, central Seoul, has given its Permanent Exhibition Hall a facelift for the first time since the museum’s establishment eight years ago...

2022-01-23

[Living Tradition] Historical harvesting

The Cultural Heritage Administration announced on Oct. 20 in its official gazette the planned addition of "tidal flat harvesting” onto the National Intangible Cultural Heritage list. Tidal flat harvesting encompasses traditional knowledge and ...

2021-10-25

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