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Fri, September 22, 2023 | 00:32

Last Joseon court paintings restored and on view

Last Joseon court paintings restored and on view

The last decorative court paintings of the Korean Empire from Changdeok Palace were revealed to the public for the first time in 97 years. The National Palace Museum of Korea (NPM) revealed two mural paintings from Huijeongdang Hall in Changdeok Palace at a special exhibition that opened Wednesday. "Wonderful Views of Chongseokjeong Pavilion" (1920) and "Extraordinary Views o...

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2017-12-13 15:57

[Joseon Images] People believed in magic of wells in 1900s

Joseon ImagesPeople believed in magic of wells in 1900s

In 19th century-Seoul, an integral part of the city’s infrastructure was the community well. These wells served between 50 and 300 houses each and were built from stone blocks placed in a circle, which one American visitor described as “among the most picturesque objects” in Seoul. Located in “out-of-way corners of the streets, just off the current of travel, at once in the h...

2017-11-27 19:21

[Joseon Images] Korea's earthquake history

Joseon ImagesKorea's earthquake history

Aug. 24, 1886, was hot -- oppressively hot -- causing even greater torment for the uneasy residents of Seoul. Over the past month, cholera had wreaked havoc upon the population and claimed thousands of lives. The green hills surrounding Seoul were transformed into “vile and disgusting” masses of red earth, the greenery of summer stripped away in the construction of countless ...

2017-11-21 14:42

1 in 5 national treasures needs restoration

After a powerful earthquake of 5.4 magnitude hit the country, Wednesday, attention has been drawn to damage-prone cultural assets in the vicinity. Two out of 10 national treasures and architectural sites have been found in need of repair or restoration according to the National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage (NRICH), the Cultural Heritage Administration said, Friday....

Kim Jae-heun | 2017-11-20 21:29

Kimchi-making becomes intangible heritage

Kimchi-making, one of the major food cultures of Korea, has been designated as an intangible cultural property. The Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA) announced Wednesday it had designated kimchi-making as Intangible Cultural Heritage No. 133, after it received preliminary notice in September. The concept of kimchi-making is broader than "gimjang," or making and sharing k...

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2017-11-15 17:52

[Joseon Images] Luigi Casati: The last Italian consul in Joseon

Joseon ImagesLuigi Casati: The last Italian consul in Joseon

On the northern bank of the Han River near Hapjeong lies Yanghwajin Foreign Cemetery -- a quiet oasis that, according to historian Donald Clark, “represents the life of the foreign community in Korea, its purposes, its diverse people, the contributions they made, and the hardships they suffered.” He further went on to say that “a walk along the cemetery paths is a tour back t...

2017-11-12 17:05

Cheongju to host UNESCO documentary heritage center

Korea has been selected as the site for the new International Centre for Documentary Heritage (ICDH), an institute under UNESCO, the National Archives of Korea announced Tuesday. The center will be built in Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province, and take charge of the preservation and follow-up management for UNESCO’s documentary heritage. Cheongju and the National Archives of...

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2017-11-07 17:34

US Marine's love in the time of war

US Marine's love in the time of war

Recently, The Korea Times had the opportunity to interview George V. Lampman who, as a young Marine, was assigned to the American Embassy from 1949 to 1951. Despite being 90, Lampman has a youthful, if not mischievous, twinkle in his eyes, and is quick to smile as he recalls his time in Korea. He arrived in Korea on Jan. 9, 1949, as part of the security detachment of the Amer...

2017-11-06 17:10

Barcelona music museum introduces Korean instruments

Museu de la Musica de Barcelona, one of the major museums dedicated to music in Spain, will hold a special exhibition on "gugak" (Korean traditional music) starting Nov. 2. Titled "Eolssigu, the Sounds of Korean Music," features some 80 objects with 22 of them donated to the museum from the National Gugak Center. The exhibit came to fruition through the efforts of Spanish mus...

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2017-11-01 22:27

Cultural Heritage Administrator seeks balance between conservation and development

Cultural Heritage Administrator seeks balance between conservation and development

New Cultural Heritage Administrator Kim Jong-jin is an old hand in the field. He is someone who knows how to strike the balance between the conservation and utilization of cultural heritage. Kim took the post in August when the Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA) had piles of controversial issues such as the approval of the Seoraksan Mountain cable car connecting Osaek to ...

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2017-11-01 22:20

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