The Korea Heritage Service Archives

Touching History: Seoul Opens Royal Tomb Tours for the Visually Impaired

SEOUL, Aug. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Heritage Service announced Thursday that it will launch an on-site video description program at Taereung, a royal tomb in northeastern Seoul, beginning next month and running through December 5. The program, organized with the Seoul Tourism Organization, is designed to make cultural heritage more accessible to the [...]

Korea’s Royal Shrine Comes Alive at Night with Traditional Music and Dance

SEOUL, April 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The solemn grounds of Jongmyo Shrine, Korea’s most revered royal ancestral site, will be transformed into a stage of majestic sound and movement later this month as the government hosts a special nighttime performance of Jongmyo Jeryeak, a traditional court music and dance ceremony. The Korea Heritage Service’ Palaces and [...]