Korea Joongang Daily
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675 jewelry pieces from Korea and Austria on display at SeMoCA's sprawling 'Beyond Adornment'

“Beyond Adornment" at the Seoul Museum of Craft Art showcases Korean and Austrian art, shedding light on the artistic differences and similarities between the two countries.

2024-05-29

Chuseok activities to fill the holidays, from art to culture and film

Korea welcomes the beginning of its longest public holiday in six years this week, and the opportunity has opened up for people to catch up on all the exhibitions and cultural events they haven't been able to get to.

2023-09-28

SeMoCA highlights Korean trailblazers in fashion in latest exhibition

Designer Choi Kyung-ja (1911-2010) was nicknamed the “godmother” of the Korean fashion industry for pioneering fashion education in the country, as well as opening a boutique for women in 1937. During this time, it was rare to find a store that...

2023-02-08

Grand opening

On the day of the opening ceremony of the Seoul Museum of Craft Art today, visitors are shown taking a look around the exhibitions. The Seoul Museum of Craft Art, Seoul’s first-ever municipal museum exclusively for crafts, is set to officially...

2021-11-29

Craft museum blurs the line between furniture and fine art

The Seoul Museum of Craft Art in Jongno District, central Seoul, Korea's first museum specialized in expert handicraft, originally planned to open its doors in September of 2018, but was hit by a series of delays. Its opening date has now been ...

2021-06-21