Tag Archives: South Korea

Haenyeo Museum, Jeju Province, South Korea

Haenyeo Museum is Jeju to preserve the tradition, divers culture Jeju special self managed by the Department of Fisheries and Marine Maritime Industry Museum. Haenyeo Museum located at 26, Haenyeo Museum-gil, Gujwa-eup, Jeju – si, Jeju Special Self- Governing Province. Overview Haenyeo (women divers) only exist in Jeju Island and…

Haenyeo Museum, Jeju Province, South Korea

Asia the Future, Gwangju Design Biennale 2017

Future value discovered in Asia Only with industry and technologyit is not enough to tell the future.We can find another direction for the future in near and familiar culture of Asia.Asia the Future is an exhibition to explore the future value and philosophy in the Asian design. Asian countries such…

Asia the Future, Gwangju Design Biennale 2017

Startup the Future, Gwangju Design Biennale 2017

Start-ups challenging tomorrow. As the environment changes, the concept of work is also changing. Previously, a big company used to make and sell things, but now, individuals begin to make creative goods and services. Startup the Future is an exhibition that shows the vision for the founder and the direction…

Startup the Future, Gwangju Design Biennale 2017

Design! The Future, part 2, Gwangju Design Biennale 2018

Design! The Future, an exploration of ways to improve the future through design. Discover designs that solve social issues, improve our homes, and promote health and sustainability using smart technology. An exhibition in collaboration with research institutes, universities and design groups. The exhibition presents projects suggesting how smart technologies can…

Design! The Future, part 2, Gwangju Design Biennale 2018

Design! The Future, part 1, Gwangju Design Biennale 2018

What will our lives look like in the future? Thoughts about the future conjure excitement and anxiety. But the future doesn’t just happen – we make it. So we must take control and create the future we want. This exhibit assets that design is a driving force to change the…

Design! The Future, part 1, Gwangju Design Biennale 2018

Futures of the Past, Gwangju Design Biennale 2018

Projects dealing with the topic of the future. Vague hope and anxiety for the tomorrow is coexist. This led to the imagination of the unknown future. Some of them stayed in just idea but some had come true. At this gallery, there are several projects talking about the better future.…

Futures of the Past, Gwangju Design Biennale 2018

Performing Arts Museum, Seoul, South Korea

The Performing Arts Museum is a national museum belonging to the National Theater of Korea, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, which was established to record the history of performing arts and to preserve and exhibit performances. It is located at 59, Jangchungdan-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul. Opened on December 23,…

Performing Arts Museum, Seoul, South Korea

National Maritime Museum, Busan, South Korea

Korea National Maritime Museum is Korea’s representative maritime museum established to promote maritime industry and culture by discovering, preserving and researching the heritage of maritime culture and industries. And by providing the educational programs, arranging exhibitions and interacting with the visitors, the museum, which becomes a culture complex, makes people…

National Maritime Museum, Busan, South Korea

Presidential Archives, Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea

The Presidential Archives is an organization of the National Archives, which oversees the administration of presidential records. It was founded on November 30, 2007 and is located in 250, Dasom-ro, Sejong Special Self-Governing City. The Director shall be deemed to be a general, research or term-providing officer who belongs to…

Presidential Archives, Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea

Busan Biennale 2016, Project 2, Hybridizing Earth, Discussing Multitude

Design concept related to the theme of Busan Biennale 2016; Hybridizing Earth, Discussing Multitude, is derived from ‘annual ring’ found on stem or root of trees. Annual ring has different shape depending on rate of growth, but eventually has one line in common like cultural development. Various cultures are developed…

Busan Biennale 2016, Project 2, Hybridizing Earth, Discussing Multitude

Korea Development History Hall, Korea International Cooperation Agency

Korea Development History Hall was established on May 22, 2015, to commemorate South Korea’s extraordinary development path, transitioning from an aid recipient to a donor country in only half a century. After the World War II, Korea was one of the poorest countries in the world to receive assistance from…

Korea Development History Hall, Korea International Cooperation Agency

The Central America, KOICA Global Village Experience Center

The Special Exhibition, ARCO IRIS: The Central America. Pacific Island National Planning Exhibition, Treasure Island of the Pacific. The beautiful culture of Indonesia and the Philippines, located in the Pacific Ocean, the largest sea on the planet, and the pain that the Pacific is experiencing and the ways to solve…

The Central America, KOICA Global Village Experience Center

National Museum of Korea

The National Museum of Korea is the flagship museum of Korean history and art in South Korea and is the cultural organization that represents Korea. Since its establishment in 1945, the museum has been committed to various studies and research activities in the fields of archaeology, history, and art, continuously…

National Museum of Korea

Sculpture and Crafts, National Museum of Korea

The Sculpture and Crafts section displays many of the world’s finest examples of Buddhist sculpture, metal arts, and ceramics, demonstrating the traditions and astonishing expertise of Korean artisans. White Porcelain Gallery Along with Buncheong ware, white porcelain is the representative pottery of the Joseon Dynasty. While Buncheong ware was only…

Sculpture and Crafts, National Museum of Korea

Prehistory and Ancient History, National Museum of Korea

The Prehistory and Ancient History section displays artifacts that represent some of the earliest evidence of Korean civilization and culture, from stone tools of the Paleolithic age to gold jewelry of the Silla Kingdom and stone monoliths of the Balhae era, with each room documenting those aspects that uniquely define…

Prehistory and Ancient History, National Museum of Korea

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