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Andong Mask Dance Festival canceled due to COVID-19CultureJul 14, 2020The Andong City government announced on Tuesday that it had decided to cancel the Andong Mask Dance Festival, which was set to start Sept. 25, due to the danger of COVID-19. According to the organiz... -
Take VR tour of Korea’s first Western-style building at DeoksugungCultureJul 13, 2020The Cultural Heritage Administration’s Deoksugung Palace Management Office and South Korea’s top mobile carrier, SK Telecom, on Monday launched a virtual reality tour of Deoksugung’s Western-style Se... -
Traditional tableware adds whimsy with Line FriendsArts&DesignJul 11, 2020Last year, the company launched a tableware collection inspired by K-pop sensation BTS. The brand also collaborated with popular Korean illustrator Nanan and launched a series of products in December... -
CHA offers look at animals living at palaces, royal tombsCultureJul 10, 2020The Cultural Heritage Administration on Friday announced it has released six photos and six videos of animals living at palaces and royal tombs in Korea. The CHA added there are also photos of the s... -
Petitioners urge to lift government's ban on church gatheringsCultureJul 10, 2020Over 330,000 people have signed a petition asking to the government to cancel the health authority’s decision to ban small gatherings and meetings in churches on the government‘s online public petiti... -
Culture Ministry to inject W156.9b to support artists amid COVID-19CultureJul 8, 2020The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said Wednesday it will inject 156.9 billion won ($131.28 million) to support artists who are suffering financially from the spread of COVID-19. The amount... -
National Assembly passes W346.9b third extra budget to support cultural industry amid COVID-19CultureJul 8, 2020The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced on Friday that the National Assembly passed a third extra budget of 346.9 billion won ($289.4 million) to support the cultural industry that has ... -
Culture Station Seoul 284 to unveil ‘New Discovery of Travel’ exhibition onlineArts&DesignJul 7, 2020Culture Station Seoul 284 will unveil the “New Discovery of Travel” exhibition online on Wednesday at 8 p.m. Audiences can enjoy the online content during the “2020 Special Travel Week” which runs f... -
Goryeo mother-of-pearl lacquerware purchased from Japanese collector unveiledArts&DesignJul 4, 2020The Cultural Heritage Administration on Thursday unveiled the “Goryeo Lacquered Box Inlaid with Mother-of-pearl Chrysanthemum and Scroll Design” previously held in Japan at the National Palace Museum... -
How do you promote Korean culture post-COVID-19?CultureJul 1, 2020The Korean Academic Society for Public Relations on Wednesday held a symposium to discuss promoting Korean culture in the post COVID-19 era. The event was sponsored by the Korean Culture and Informa... -
Royal House CleaningCultureJul 1, 2020Staff of the Royal Palaces and Tomb Center’s Gyeongbokgung Palace Management Office clean the interior of Gyeongbokgung’s main hall, Geunjeongjeon, on Monday. The Joseon-period palace is closed to vi... -
Experts talk about Japan breaching promise to honor forced labor victimsCultureJun 30, 2020Experts on Korea and Japan relations, novelist Han Su-san and political science professor Yuji Hosaka on Monday discussed the issue of Japan breaching its promise to honor forced laborers at historic... -
Exhibition examines role of National Museum of Korea during Korean WarCultureJun 29, 2020The exhibition opens Wednesday and runs through Sept. 13. Since the museum is temporarily shut down due to the spread of COVID-19, it is presenting its special exhibition through its online website a... -
Koreana explores K-pop before BTSBooksJun 27, 2020“The last feature is about different media and how the way that people consume musical content has changed,” Lee said. “As an editor, it was interesting to find out about auditions and how foreigners... -
Korea’s UNESCO envoy speaks out against Japan for breaking promise to honor forced labor victimsCultureJun 26, 2020Kim Dong-gi, ambassador and permanent delegate of the Republic of Korea to UNESCO, criticized Japan on Thursday for not keeping its promise to honor the victims of wartime forced labor at its histori...
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