SEOUL, April 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Efforts are being made to improve accessibility for disabled individuals in the arts industry. The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Korea provides various accessibility services, including voice guides, sign language commentary, and easy-to-follow instructions, to ensure that individuals with disabilities have better access to the museum. For [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — A group of major state-run cultural facilities in Seoul will reopen later this week, the culture ministry said Monday, amid signs of the third wave of the coronavirus slowing down. The ministry said 17 national cultural facilities in Seoul, including museums, art museums and theaters, will accept visitors starting [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — The Cultural Heritage Administration on Monday reopened 14 indoor public facilities, such as museums and memorial halls, under its control nationwide as the government eased tough virus curbs that had been in place since late August. Among the 14 facilities are the National Palace Museum of Korea, Jungmyeongjeon and [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Months after having been shut down due to a recent spike in COVID-19 cases, major state-run cultural facilities reopened to the public on Monday under strict distancing and sanitary measures. But their resumption seems quieter than expected as the country remains vigilant against the risk of a relapse in [...]
SEOUL, July 22 (Korea Bizwire) – Many public libraries, museums and art galleries in South Korea reopened their doors to the public on Wednesday amid signs of a slowdown in COVID-19 infections. The National Museum of Korea (NMK), the National Library of Korea and other cultural venues under the central government began accepting visitors, albeit [...]
SEOUL, July 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea said Sunday it will lift coronavirus restrictions on museums, galleries and libraries in the Seoul metropolitan area starting Monday, as the virus outbreak appears to be slowing down. The health authorities asked the public facilities to introduce an electronic visitor registration system based on quick response (QR) [...]
SEOUL, June 12 (Korea Bizwire) — The operation of state-run museums and theaters in Seoul and adjacent cities was further suspended Friday amid a resurgence of new coronavirus infections in the metropolitan area. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said major state-run museums, including the National Museum of Korea, National Folk Museum of Korea [...]
SEOUL, May 29 (Korea Bizwire) — State-run museums, galleries and theaters in Seoul and its surrounding areas will suspend operations for two weeks due to a recent resurgence in new coronavirus cases linked to a logistics center in the metropolitan region, the government said Friday. According to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, nine [...]
SEOUL, May 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Lee Hyo-jin, a 30-year-old job seeker, quietly kept her gaze on a masterpiece by South Korean monochrome painter Lee Ufan inside an exhibition hall at the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art’s (MMCA) Seoul branch on Thursday. It was her first artistic expedition after an over two-month coronavirus [...]
SEOUL, May 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Ending an over-two-month closure due to the coronavirus outbreaks, South Korea will conditionally reopen state-run museums and libraries starting next week, the government said Friday. Starting Wednesday, 24 key national history and art museums, as well as libraries, across the country will reopen their doors to the public under [...]