SEOUL, July 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The remains of a public toilet with an advanced purification facility, presumed to be built about 150 years ago, were discovered at a Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) palace in Seoul, a government agency said Thursday. The toilet ruins, which have the form of a rectangular stone pit measuring 10.4 meters [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — A special exhibition commemorating ties between Seoul and Moscow opened this week, offering visitors a chance to travel through time to the Joseon Dynasty through the eyes of a young Russian architect who stayed here during one of the country’s most tumultuous times in history. “The Life and Works [...]
SEOUL, June 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Four Buddhist paintings from the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910), which were illegally shipped out of the country soon after the 1950-53 Korean War, will be brought back home from the United States next month, a local Buddhist sect said Thursday. The Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism said it and the [...]
SEOUL, May 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Forest walkways at Joseon Dynasty royal tomb sites were made available to the public on Saturday, allowing more outdoor leisure activities for people tired of staying home amid the coronavirus pandemic. The nine walkways include those at the East Nine Royal Tombs, Gwangneung Royal Tomb and Sareung Royal Tomb, [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Two Korean royal seals symbolizing the royal authority of the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) have recently been repatriated from the United States, a government agency here said Wednesday. The Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA) said the Daegunjubo, a national seal crafted in 1882 during Joseon King Gojong’s reign, and the Royal [...]
JEONJU, Oct. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Past tests conducted during the Japanese Invasion of Korea in 1592, the Joseon Dynasty, will be reenacted. The Jeonju city in North Jeolla Province said Thursday it will hold the “1593 Jeonju Civil Service Examination Reenactment Event” on Saturday at the Traditional Culture Training Institute and around the Hanok [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — An outdoor exhibition at the royal palace of Deoksu in central Seoul will go back in time to a century ago to explore city development visions by architects from that time period, a national museum said Tuesday. The exhibition, “Unearthing Future,” will kick off on Thursday on the premises [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — A pair of Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) stone statues, which were illegally taken from Seoul to Germany about half a century ago, will be returned to South Korea next month, officials said Thursday. The Overseas Korean Cultural Heritage Foundation (OKCHF) said two stone statues of civil officials, also known in [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. said Monday it participated in an exhibition in Seoul promoting drawings from the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) by utilizing the latest 88-inch Ultra Stretch signage solution. The company said it installed the signage solution at the exhibition hosted by Kansong Art and Culture Foundation and the Seoul [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — In 2000, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) bought a royal Korean seal made in the 16th century from a private collector. Some seven years later, the existence of the historic artifact belonging to Queen Munjeong of Korea’s last dynasty of Joseon (1392-1910) became known to Korea [...]