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Tobacco box, Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910), 19th century State Ethnographical Collections of Saxony, Grassi Museum of Ethnography Leipzig collection of H. Saenger

Germany: Korea Rediscovered !

Ten German museums with Korean collections have come together to do a travelling exhibition titled ‘Discovering Korea! Treasures from German Museums’.   Read More

Sejong University Museum, Korea

Sejong University Museum, Korea

Sejong University Museum, in Seoul, Korea, houses a collection of relics and treasures from Korea’s glorious past. This collection includes, among other things, folkcrafts, woodwork, costumes and personal ornaments, pottery, and works of calligraphy.   Read More

Budapest: Korean Art in the 18-19th Century

Budapest: Korean Art in the 18-19th Century

The Hopp Ferenc East-Asia Museum of Art, Budapest, Hungary, has a temporary exhibition presenting the extremely exciting culture of Korea. Interiors, ceremonial clothing and ornamented objects represent Korean art.  Read More

National Museum of Korea

National Museum of Korea

Since its establishment as the Imperial Museum of the Korean Empire in Seoul in 1909, the museum has been relocated many times. Today the National Museum of Korea (NMK) is located in Yongsan, Seoul.  Read More

Museum of Agriculture, Korea

Museum of Agriculture, Korea

The Museum of Agriculture in Seoul, which began collecting artifacts related to agriculture in 1985, was founded in 1987. It was the first museum of agriculture in Korea.   Read More

Kyung Hee University Hye Jung Museum, Korea

Kyung Hee University Hye Jung Museum, Korea

The Kyung Hee University Hye Jung Museum is Korea’s first and largest museum exclusively established for the collection and display of antique maps. The collection includes antique maps and atlases produced in the West from the 16th century to the 20th century.  Read More

Coloured ink on paper, c.1929-30, Coll. Rabindra Bhavana

Rabindranath Tagore: Poet and Painter

2011 marked the 150th anniversary of the birth of Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941), who is best known as a poet and the first non-European writer to be awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913.  Read More

National Folk Museum of Korea

National Folk Museum of Korea

The National Folk Museum of Korea, in Seoul, is Korea’s leading institution dedicated to presenting traditional life, having more than two million visitors annually. The Museum has been playing significant roles in providing educational and cultural opportunities to understand how Koreans lived in traditional times.

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World Jewellery Museum, Korea

World Jewellery Museum, Korea

Situated in the heart of the North Village in Seoul, Korea, where history and culture pulse with daily rhythms of contemporary life, the World Jewellery Museum was founded in 2004 by Lee Kang-won, wife of a diplomat.   Read More

Gyeonggi Provincial Museum, Korea

Gyeonggi Provincial Museum, Korea

The Gyeonggi Provincial Museum was founded in 1989 in order to promote the cultural and historic development of ancient Korea. It is a non-profit public institution, funded by the Gyeonggi Province which is the largest province in South Korea.  Read More

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