Tag: Arts

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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Special Screening of HaHaHa

  The Korea Society joins the newly renovated Museum of the Moving Image to present Hong Sang-soo’s Hahaha, a deceptively light romantic comedy which won the 2010 Prize

Special Screening of Poetry

About the Director: Lee Chang-dong was a successful novelist and screenwriter before he came to be one of Korea’s most talented directors. His movies, such as

Korean Architecture and Design in Convergent Flux

  New York City’s first cross-disciplinary exhibition of Korean architecture, landscape design, and urban planning celebrates both globalizing and hybridized conditions in contemporary Korean society.

Christianity in Korea: A Panel Discussion

    On December 10, 2010, The Korea Society hosted a panel discussion at the First Presbyterian Church of Atlanta on the missionary experience in

Filmmakers Roundtable: A Discussion with Director Brian Iglesias

Film fans and students of military history unite for an intimate discussion with director Brian Iglesias on the making of his award-winning independent documentary Chosin.

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From Autumn to Winter’s Eve: A Musical Journey

Minji Park explores late autumn’s grasp and the onset of winter through a program of traditional six-string kǒmun’go. The evening’s selections pay tribute to the

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Korean Traditional Woman Hat Making Workshop

Learn traditional Korean hatmaking from Chung Young-Yang, a master embroiderer and renowned textile scholar whose embroidery graces the presidential palaces of Korea, the Metropolitan Museum

Global Music Korea: Flourishes

As the world turns to Korea for the November G20 Summit, The Korea Society hosts a musical salute reflecting the journey to Seoul: royal city,