Arts & Culture Programs

2026 Gala

2026 Annual Gala

2026 Van Fleet Award Honoree
JENSEN HUANG
Founder & CEO
NVIDIA

This year, the Korea Society is honored to announce the 2026 Van Fleet Award recipient is Jensen Huang, Founder and CEO of NVIDIA, in recognition

Korean Traditional Music Orchestra of the Blind

In Chosŏn times, blind musicians held official posts and performed for various court ceremonies and rituals. The Korean Traditional Music Orchestra of the Blind was

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Korean Contemporary Ceramics

When artists work in a medium as old as earth itself, in a country that has for centuries been recognized as a center for artistic

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9 Muses of Star Empire

Filmmaker Hark-Joon Lee chronicles the making of an all girl band in this insightful documentary on K-Pop—the multi-billion dollar South Korean musical entertainment industry. 9

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Director’s Talk with Hark-Joon Lee

Director Hark-Joon Lee, long-time reporter turned filmmaker, discusses his amazing, and in some cases life-threatening, experiences making documentaries on two wildly different subjects: North Korean

KOREAN CINEMA TODAY

A Conversation With Nicolas Archambault, Director of Asian Programming, Fantasia International Film Festival, and Tom Vick, Curator of Film Freer and Sackler Galleries, Smithsonian Institution.

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The Art of Ooh-Ree Floral Design

With Spring just around the corner, learn the basics of Korean flower arranging in this introductory course. Traditionally, flowers in Korea have been associated with

Asia Week 2014

  Explore Korean fine art from The Korea Society vaults and new acquisitions, with an eye to Korea’s celebrated ceramics. This exhibition honors recent gifts

Discover Mandoo: Korea’s Dumpling

Shin Kim, culinary instructor and food writer, makes Mandoo in this hands-on workshop, while sharing fun historical stories and video clips that illustrate the cultural

Film Comment Selects: Intruders

    The Korea Society teams up with The Film Society of Lincoln Center and the New York Asian Film Festival to present the New

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The Art of Maedeup, Korean Traditional Knotting

Maedeup, the traditional Korean art form of knotting silken cords, consists of over 35 intricate knots—with colorful names such as “dragonfly” and “plum blossom”—skillfully made