Past Events

Bojagi: Korean Patchwork

Create a Hot-bo (single layer Bojagi) which can either be displayed as art or used as a decorative household item, such as a window screen

Ambassadors’ Dialogue: U.S.- Korea Relations

As part of the Korea Economic Institute of America’s Ambassadors’ Dialogue Series, American Ambassador Sung Kim and Republic of Korea Ambassador Ahn Ho-young address current

Korea and the Politics of Identity I: How in Heaven’s Name

Novelist Cho Chongnae’s How in Heaven’s Name focuses on a group of Korean youths conscripted and forced to serve across Asia and Europe in World

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The Art of Maedeup, Korean Traditional Knotting

In this knotting workshop, artist Karen Ahn teaches the Garakji (ring) knot, a versatile knot frequently used to make jewelry—including necklaces, earrings, and cufflinks. Maedeup,

Obama visits Asia: State of the Rebalance

State of the Rebalance Thomas Hubbard, US State Department/Korea Society/McLarty AssociateMay 23,2014   President Obama’s recent trip to Asia was a timely, perhaps necessary, reminder

Korean Beauty Today

In Marie Claire’s article, The New Skincare Superpower, the Korean beauty industry is described as being 12 years ahead of the U.S. in terms of

East Meets West Workshop

  July 25th is the deadline for this year’s Donghwa Cultural Foundation “East Meets West” International Essay Competition. Learn what it takes to win at

Kyung-sook Shin: I’ll Be Right There

Kyung-sook Shin, one of Korea’s most acclaimed writers and author of the international bestseller Please Look After Mom, has written a seventh novel, I’ll Be

MADE IN NEW YORK/ MADE IN SEOUL

This exhibition of works by sixty contemporary artists from New York and Seoul reveals the broad range of techniques, styles, and sensibilities active in printmaking