SEOUL, July 17 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of foreign visitors to the National Museum of Korea hit a record high of 94,951 in the first half of this year, museum officials said Wednesday. The figure represents a 34.5 percent increase from 70,585 a year ago and a 55.6 percent rise from pre-pandemic levels in [...]
SEOUL, June 29 (Korea Bizwire) — A national museum dedicated to various writing systems of the world opened with a ceremony Thursday in Incheon, west of Seoul. The National Museum of World Writing Systems is the third museum of its kind in the world, following the Champollion Museum of France and another museum in China. [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The National Museum of Korea (NMK) on Wednesday will reopen a gallery remodeled to spotlight the true beauty of the celadon ware of the Goryeo Dynasty (918-1392) as one of the country’s most iconic cultural heritage. It took one year for the museum to give a facelift to the [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — The National Museum of Korea said Monday it will open a special exhibition of Uigwe, manuscripts for royal protocols during the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910), this week to commemorate the 10th anniversary of its return from France after 145 years. Titled “Pinnacle of Propriety: The Uigwe, Records of the State [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — The National Museum of Korea (NMK) said Thursday it will step up efforts to support foreign museums with an exhibition hall dedicated to Korea as the global boom of Korean pop music and TV series has increased demand for learning about the country. Yoon Sung-yong, director general of the [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The National Museum of Korean Contemporary History said it will begin showcasing on Wednesday a time capsule given to President Moon Jae-in by K-pop superstar BTS on Sept. 19 last year during the Youth Day ceremony at the History Hall located on the fifth floor of the museum. The [...]
SEOUL, July 10 (Korea Bizwire) — What are Korean aesthetics? “DNA: Dynamic & Alive Korean Art,” a new exhibition organized by the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Korea (MMCA), is an effort to answer this question. The exhibition, taking place at the MMCA’s Deoksu Palace wing in central Seoul, brings together artworks of [...]
SEOUL, May 29 (Korea Bizwire) — To what extent does a pandemic affect a society and its individuals? How can art capture this process? Can art be a means to reflect upon and heal the scars from a pandemic? “Catastrophe and Recovery,” a new exhibition taking place at the Seoul wing of the National Museum [...]
SEOUL, May 7 (Korea Bizwire) – A number of symbolic artworks by contemporary Korean masters are among the more than 1,000 pieces that the Samsung family recently decided to donate to the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA). Last week, heirs of the country’s biggest conglomerate Samsung pledged to donate part of late [...]
SEOUL, May 2 (Korea Bizwire) – A new exhibition at the National Museum of Korea has brought together 76 portraits of British and global figures, ranging from playwright William Shakespeare to singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran. “Icons and Identities from the National Portrait Gallery, London,” which has kicked off at the national museum in central Seoul, is [...]