The Korea Society hosts several membership development and outreach events every year to introduce and promote Korean culture, music, and cuisine. Annual events include Celebrate the New Year, Celebrate Korea where over 200 of our members and friends attend a Lunar New Year’s party and Student Night where college students from over 50 universities come together… MORE

Everyone’s invited to attend our open house where Korea comes to life as we explore a  different theme each K-Night! On Tuesday, April 30 join a night of fun and culture that’s all about King Sejong and experience what The Korea Society has to offer. King Sejong is considered to… MORE

The Classic, as delicate as it is unabashedly romantic, is a sentimental and refreshingly sincere valentine to the traditional Korean melodramas of old (famously satirized in director Kwak Jae-yong’s previous film, My Sassy Girl). It was a 2003 box-office blockbuster in Korea and all over Asia. Kwak has also made… MORE

You’re Invited to Celebrate the Lunar New Year at our Annual Appreciation Party   Meet and mingle with others with a shared interest in Korea,and stay for makgeolli, mandu, and much, much, more!   Thursday, January 31, 2013 6:00 - 8:00 PM The Korea Society950 Third Avenue, @ 57th Street,… MORE

If you haven’t seen K-Horror, then you don’t know what scary is! To set the mood for Halloween, we will be screening Epitaph, a Korean horror film famous for its intricate plot and visually stunning cinematography. The film begins in 1979, as an old doctor reminisces about his days as… MORE

We invite you to a reception celebrating two very special openings: Traces of Life: Seen Through Korean Eyes 1945 - 1992, a photography exhibit featuring thirteen of Korea’s pioneering photographers and Yeonghwa: Korean Film Today, a film series at MoMA showcasing the work of eleven of Korea’s best known contemporary filmmakers. The… MORE