TV personality Fabien Yoon was appointed as an honorary ambassador of the National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage on Thursday.
The author explores jinchae, traditional silk painting, through hands-on learning at Jinchae Lab. Highlights include its historic significance, challenges of painting on silk, and its revival efforts among the studio and international students.
Onjium, a Korean cultural heritage research institute specializing in clothing, food and housing, is set to hold an exhibition on ra, a type of traditional sheer fabric gauze, starting April 9.
Inside this hanok in Bukchon, there are hardwood floors, a queen-size bed and a fully equipped kitchen. The bathroom has a TOTO toilet. In a separate building — but still within the compound — is a sauna with clay walls.
K-pop powerhouse HYBE has donated 1 billion won ($682,176) to aid in the restoration of cultural heritage damaged or destroyed by Korea's rural wildfires last week, the agency said on Wednesday.
Singer and artist Kwon Ji-an, also known as Solbi, is holding the exhibition “Flowers from Heaven” starting April 11 at the Space776 gallery in Gangnam District, southern Seoul, her agency Jian Castle said Wednesday.
Hong Ra-hee, the 79-year-old widow of the late Samsung Group chairman Lee Kun-hee, has been named honorary director of the Leeum Museum of Art.
The government's promotional program with international content creators, "The Senses of K-Culture," is set to kick off this week, according to the Culture Ministry on Wednesday.
HYBE's gaming subsidiary, HYBE IM, launched a mobile puzzle game themed around boy band Seventeen on Tuesday.
HYBE IM, a gaming subsidiary of K-pop giant HYBE, has secured 30 billion won ($20.3 million) in investment from three entities.
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