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

Making the Kimchi Chronicles

Join Eric Rhee, producer, and Marja Vongerichten, host and wife of world famous chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten, for an evening of conversation and a behind the

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The Journals of Musan

Winner of “Best New Narrative Director” at 2011 Tribeca Film Festival!   The Tribeca Film Festival presents the New York premiere of the much-anticipated The Journals of

Selling Happiness: 1960s-80s Consumer Design in Korea

During Korea’s drive for economic modernization, commercial artists created goods and advertisements that were visually appealing and richly detailed. After the war, Korea transformed itself

Homer Hulbert: Crusader for Korea

    The Korea Society presents Dong Jin Kim, author of Crusader for Korea, a biography of Dr. Homer B. Hulbert (1863-1949), a “hidden hero”

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Threading Life: A Lecture by Korean Quilt Master Haeja Kim

    Traditional Korean quilt technique requires keen attention to detail, patience, and dedication. With the arrival of the modern sewing machine, traditional quilting largely

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Threading Life: A Lecture by Korean Quilt Master Haeja Kim

    Traditional Korean quilt technique requires keen attention to detail, patience, and dedication. With the arrival of the modern sewing machine, traditional quilting largely

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Please Look After Mom

    Prof. Jin Young Choi speaks with author Kyung-sook Shin about her novel ‘Please Look After Mom’ March 24, 2011

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Mapping Identity: Antiquarian Korean Maps of the MacLean Collection

    Richard Pegg, Asian art curator of Chicago’s MacLean Collection, examines Korean maps in a variety of formats, the challenges faced by cartographers, and

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10,000 Threads Around the World

    In conjunction with the gallery exhibition 10,000 Threads, acclaimed author Spike Gillespie explores the diversity and common threads of quilting in Korea, its

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10,000 Threads: The Collected Works of Quilt Master Kim Haeja

February 22—March 31, 2011 Traditional Korean quilting, with its unique “nubi” line-stitching, is elevated to a high art under the masterful hands of award-winning artisan

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