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Missing head of Buddha statue on Namsan in Gyeongju discoveredCultureJun 3, 2020The Cultural Heritage Administration announced on Wednesday that it has discovered the head of a stone seated Buddha statue, which is estimated to date from the late Unified Silla period, in conjunct... -
Hwang Sok-yong hopes to revive discontinued Lotus Prize rather than win Nobel liberature prizeBooksJun 2, 2020Hwang Sok-yong, one of South Korea‘s best known writers, said he would rather bring back the Lotus Prize for Literature than win a Nobel prize, during a press conference held Tuesday for the release ... -
What next for Kansong Art Museum?CultureMay 30, 2020Two state-designated treasures from the Kansong Art Museum will be returned to the museum after an auction Wednesday failed to find new owners. The two treasures -- Treasure No. 284, Gilt-Bronze Sta... -
Treasures from Kansong Art Museum fail to find new ownersCultureMay 27, 2020Two state-designated treasures from the Kansong Art Museum failed to find new owners at an auction in Seoul on Wednesday. They were the first sales attempt of the storied museum’s artifacts. Treasu... -
CHA unveils newly excavated gilt-bronze shoes from Silla KingdomCultureMay 27, 2020In May 2018, the CHA decided to excavate the area and conduct research there. The excavation led to the discovery of two additional tombs in 2019, called No. 120-1 and No. 120-2. The shoes were found... -
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[Herald Interview] All it takes is a page a dayCultureMay 26, 2020South Korean startup Espressobook CEO Hwang Sang-chul says with his company’s app, Harubook, anyone can become an author and publish a physical book. Using the app, whose name means “one-day book,” ... -
Hanji Culture and Industry Center opens to boost Korean traditional paper industryCultureMay 24, 2020“From this year, we will work on using hanji for guestbooks in Korean embassies and Korean Culture and Information Service centers overseas,” Oh added. Some of the hanji makers also noted the import... -
Cultural artifacts brought to life with immersive digital technologyCultureMay 20, 2020In Immersive Digital Gallery 3, the interior of the stone chamber of tombs from Goguryeo era is reproduced. Most of the Goguryeo-era tombs are located in North Korea and China and at the digital gall... -
Korea Opera Festival to begin from June 4CultureMay 19, 2020The 11th Korea Opera Festival, which was postponed from May due to the spread of the new coronavirus, will begin on June 4. The festival, which will take place in three different theaters of the Seo... -
Royal palaces resume events, group toursCultureMay 19, 2020The Cultural Heritage Administration announced Tuesday that it would start holding tours and events at the country’s royal palaces, which have been suspended since Feb. 27 due to the risk of spreadin... -
Catalog of Korean collection in German museum includes rare craftwork from early 20th centuryCultureMay 18, 2020For instance, it includes the introduction of Weber’s documentary film “Korean Wedding” from 1925. The film was shot at Naepyeong Church in South Hamgyong Province, in what is now North Korea. The fi... -
‘If I Had Your Face’ depicts Korean women as more than cliched heroinesBooksMay 17, 2020New York-based Frances Cha is a former travel and culture editor for CNN in Seoul. She grew up in the US, Hong Kong and Korea. By Song Seung-hyun ( ssh@heraldcorp.com ) -
Nine forest trails inside Joseon royal tomb compounds to open May 16TravelMay 16, 2020The Cultural Heritage Administration on Thursday announced that nine forest trails inside compounds of Joseon era royal tombs will be open from Saturday to June 30. The nine trails include two track... -
Korean avant-garde artist Kim Ku-lim seeks W130m for damaged artworksArts&DesignMay 15, 2020Korea’s first-generation avant-garde artist Kim Ku-lim has sought 130 million won ($105,720) in compensation for his artworks that were damaged during an exhibition at Chang Ucchin Museum of Art in Y... -
KOCIS hosts ‘Talk Talk Korea 2020’ contest to promote Korean cultureCultureMay 15, 2020The Korean Culture and Information Service announced Friday that it is hosting the “Talk Talk Korea 2020” contest from May 15 to Sept. 15 jointly with the Foreign Ministry. The contest was establish...
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