Dr. David R. McCann, Korea Foundation Professor of Korean Literature at Harvard University, reveals the unique correlation between 20th century Korean photographs and modern Korean poetry through examples from Traces of Life: Seen Through Korean Eyes 1945-1992, the current exhibition at The Korea Society Gallery. Friday, November 9, 2012 6:30… MORE

Hooni Kim elevated Korean cuisine in New York City when he opened his restaurant Danji in December of 2010, and promptly received a Michelin star in 2011 for his inspired traditional, as well as modern, Korean food. Danji was conceived as a Korean tapas bar and The New York Times… MORE

Six months after implementation of the historic Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement, how have legal and insurance service sectors fared? Where have there been gains or challenges? What new investments or partnerships have spurred as a result? The Korea Society Board Member Song Jung, chair of the intellectual property and technology… MORE

The Council on Foreign Relations marks the release of Global Korea: South Korea’s Contributions to International Security with this special TKS discussion. The study examines South Korea’s increased participation in peacekeeping, counter-piracy, post-conflict reconstruction, and counter-proliferation. Scott Snyder, Senior Fellow for Korea Studies and Director of the Program on U.S.-Korea… MORE

The Korea Society proudly presents Barame Soop (Forest, Wind and Rain) performed by the Sonagi Project. One of the leading percussion groups in Korea, the Sonagi Project consists of five musicians led by Chang Jea Hyo. The group has created modern, original music on the basis of Korean traditional rhythms… MORE

Christopher Phillips, Curator of International Center of Photography, speaks about the explosive development of Korean photography in the late twentieth century. This talk is presented in conjunction with the current exhibition, Traces of Life: Seen Through Korean Eyes 1945-1992.   Thursday, October 4, 2012 6:30 PM   Recent Directions in… MORE