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National Folk Museum's new director aims to guide move to Sejong

National Folk Museum of Korea Director Jang Sang-hoon made his first public appearance since being appointed early last month to reveal the museum’s upcoming plans.

2024-06-12

New director for National Folk Museum of Korea announced by Culture Ministry

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced Tuesday it will appoint Jang Sang-hoon as the new director of the National Folk Museum of Korea, located in Jongno District, central Seoul.

2024-05-07

Release your inner kid with these Children's Day activities

The Korea JoongAng Daily compiled a list of events taking place in and around Seoul for you and the kids this Children's Day.

2024-04-30

Hanbok Culture Week to promote traditional dress nationwide through Sunday

Hanbok Culture Week 2023, an event that promotes hanbok, or traditional Korean dress, in our daily lives, kicked off Monday. It runs through Sunday nationwide, including Jongno District, central Seoul.

2023-10-16

Korea's traditional knot artisan donates life's work to shed light on craft

Traditional Korean knot artisan Lee Bu-ja has donated her life's work of 144 intricately crafted maedeup to the National Folk Museum of Korea.

2023-09-17

National Folk Museum celebrates first full moon of the year with traditional festival

The National Folk Museum of Korea in central Seoul is continuing the celebrations of Jeongwol Daeboreum, the day of the first full moon on the lunar calendar, throughout this weekend with a series of programs. This year's Jeongwol Daeboreum falls...

2023-02-03

'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

Luck is on your side at the National Folk Museum's 'Wonderful Times' exhibit

As the end of the year approaches, people all over the world often find different ways to wish for happiness and luck as the calendar turns over. Some try climbing to the top of a mountain, while others try visiting a fortune teller for help...

2022-11-27

National Folk Museum explores how close folklore is to our lives

Though not entirely traditional, K-pop sensation BTS showed off Korea’s folk dance known as Bukcheong Lion Play, in the music video for its track “IDOL” (2018). The traditional choreography requires dancers to wear lion masks on the night of the...

2022-05-15

National Folk Museum of Korea welcomes the Year of the Tiger

Korea is often referred to as the “Land of Tigers.” Though they are now near-extinct, the peninsula was once home to a large population of tigers and they freely roamed the mountains that take up more than 60 percent of the country....

2022-01-02