SEOUL, Aug.11 (Korea Bizwire) — On August 11, South Korea’s First Lady Kim Hye-kyung engaged in diplomatic “spouse diplomacy” with Ngo Phuong Lan, the wife of the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, during her visit to Seoul. The two women, dressed in their respective national traditional attire, visited the National Museum of [...]
SEOUL, March 15 (Korea Bizwire) — The National Museum of Korea has introduced a service that helps people with visual or hearing disabilities to gain easy access to the museum. Through four kiosks set up at the museum, visitors can access voice commentary and use braille keypads to obtain a variety of information. Seniors or [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – The National Museum of Korea (NMK) has purchased two rare ancient Buddhist statues that were recently put up for sale in the auction market but failed to attract bidders, according to the museum on Monday. The state-run museum has recently purchased two statues — the Gilt-bronze Standing Buddha and the [...]
SEOUL, July 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Nearly 200 cultural items recognized as state treasures in recent years will be brought together for a special exhibit at the National Museum of Korea (NMK), the museum said Monday. The exhibit, “New National Treasures 2017-2019,” will open on Tuesday and run until Sept. 27 at NMK in central [...]
SEOUL, May 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Jiknyeo, the mythical daughter of the heavenly king in a Korean folktale, gazes at her star-crossed lover Gyeonwu as he walks along herding cattle. Next to the image, several archers ride horses hunting for game. The collage covers the walls and ceiling of a single gallery, then transposes into [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul citizens and visitors will be given a rare opportunity to appreciate about one hundred ancient Egyptian treasures, including a 2,700-year-old mummy and coffin, free of charge over the next two years, the National Museum of Korea (NMK) said Monday. The NMK said the Asian Gallery located on the [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – No longer just an annoyance one has to pass through to exit, museum gift shops are being sought out on their own merit for the array of goods on offer that are not sold anywhere else. Shin, a 36-year old writer, drops by the National Museum of Korea to [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — The signboard atop the largest gate leading to Gyeongbokgung Palace, the royal seat during the Joseon Dynasty, will be retouched with a black background and gold-colored lettering from its current white background with black letters. The Cultural Heritage Administration confirmed on January 30 the planned change to Gwanghwamun’s signboard is in [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Google has launched a children’s pop-up exhibition at the National Museum of Korea which allows visitors to engage with the arts, using the latest artificial intelligence and virtual reality technology to draw digital pictures and enjoy high-resolution images of famous paintings. Dubbed ‘Google Arts & Culture Pop-Up Lab’, the [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The 700-year journey of the statue of Buddha, which started in India where Buddhism was born, up to the point where it blossomed in the far east in Korea, will be summed up in one exhibit. To celebrate the 10th anniversary of its move to Yongsan, the National Museum [...]