National Museum of Korea: 2018 Fellowship Programme
The National Museum of Korea has launched the 2018 edition of its Museum Network Fellowships. Applications should be sent by 27 February. Read More
“The Age of Discovery”: Exhibition of Asian Ceramics Found in the Maritime Silk Road
Promoted by the Vietnam National Museum of History, the exhibition can be visited at the National Research Institute of Maritime Cultural Heritage, Korea, until March 2018. Read More
New ICCROM Publication: “Asian Buddhist Heritage”
Published by ICCROM and Korea’s Cultural Heritage Administration, “Asian Buddhist Heritage” is the first in a five-book series on heritage preservation in Asia. Read More
BAE Kidong
A renowned professional in anthropology, archaeology and museums, Professor BAE Kidong is since 2017 the Director-General of the National Museum of Korea. Read More
Exhibition: “Metal, Iron and Steel: the Cultural History of Iron”
A new exhibition at the National Museum of Korea describes the role and value of iron in human history, with a particular emphasis on Korea and across Asia. Read More
Course: “CollAsia – Packing and Storing Objects and Collections” | Korea
Scholarships available for the course “Packing and Storing Objects and Collections: Tradition and Modernity” (Daejeon, Korea, Oct 2017), in the context of ICCROM’s CollAsia programme. Read More
Exhibition: “Joseon Korea: Court Treasures and City Life” | Singapore
The Asian Civilisations Museum presents, for the first time in Singapore, treasures from the Joseon era, loaned by several Korean museums. Read More
Kim Chulmin
Kim Chulmin is since May 2016 the Director of National Hangeul Museum, based in Seoul, Korea. Read More
Exhibition: “A Wedding Day in Autumn” | Korea
“A Wedding Day in Autumn, 1837 – Hangeul Materials Related to Princess Deogon” can be visited at the National Hangeul Museum, Seoul, until 18 December. Read More
New UNESCO Publication on Paper Conservation in East Asia
The proceedings of the 6th UNESCO Sub-Regional Symposium on Paper Conservation and Paper Making Traditions in East Asia, held in December 2015 in Ningbo, China, have recently been published. Read More
