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Korea seeks UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage status ...
Jul 07, 2011
(left) Han Bok-ryeo, a recognized “Important Intangible Cultural Property” of Korea (right) Sinseonno, one of the Korean traditional recipes (Photos courtesy of the Insti...

Oriental medicine tour gains popularity among overseas ...
Jul 05, 2011
Thanks to the Korean drama Daejanggeum, more and more overseas tourists have come to Korea to experience Korean medicine, aiding government efforts to promote the traditi...

Korean culture courses for foreigners
Jun 17, 2011
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Craft & Design Foundation (KCDF) have joined together to offer classes to foreign residents living in Korea ...

Cultural Heritage Administration to host UNESCO-listed ...
Jun 13, 2011
(Photo courtesy of the official website of Gangneung Dano Festival)The Korean Cultural Heritage Administration is hosting a performance of various Korean traditional arts...

Korean corporations sponsor art exhibitions around Seou...
Jun 03, 2011
A number of major corporations and companies in Korea, including Samsung, Lotte, Hanjin Group and Hermes Korea, are sponsoring art exhibitions.Leeum, Samsung Museum of Ar...

Meet the "four friends" at Gansong Art Museum
May 26, 2011
One of Korea’s best and most interesting museums may also be one of its least known.  Tucked away behind Seongbuk Elementary School is a treasure trove of Korean tra...

Bukchon gains popularity among international visitors
May 20, 2011
According to the Seoul Metropolitan Government, last year the Bukcheon area in northern Seoul saw more than 100 thousand visitors.  Established nearly 600 years ago ...

Hangeul education wins favorable responses from Bolivia...
May 04, 2011
Hangeul, the Korean alphabet, is being taught to a tribe in Bolivia in South America, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade reported on April 26.According to the mini...

Taste of Korea NYC brings New Yorkers a free lunch
Apr 27, 2011
(Photo courtesy of the ministry)On April 18, the Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, together with the Hansik Foundation and Korean chefs in New York,...

Hangeul Museum receives important donations
Mar 17, 2011
Several important collections of classical Korean manuscripts and rare books written in Hangeul have become part of the permanent collection of a museum dedicated to the ...