Past Events

  Ham Sup (b. 1942) has worked with hanji, traditional Korean paper made from the bark of mulberry trees, as his primary medium for over

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Last Ship in the Harbor

Geopolitical Affairs

Description: With the enemy hot on his heels, Admiral J. Robert Lunney helped board 14,000 North Korean refugees onto the SS Meredith Victory as part of

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Chef Douglas Kim, owner of Jeju Noodle Bar in the West Village, presents ramyun, the Korean equivalent of Japanese ramen, demonstrating distinct Korean flavors and

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Join Dr. Soyoung Lee, Curator for Korean Art and Joseph Schiere-Dolberg Associate Curator of Chinese Paintings, in the Asian Art Department at The Metropolitan Museum

LEE UNGNO: EN MASSE

Arts & Culture

May 31 – August 10, 2018 |  Lee Ungno (1904-1989) was among the most influential Asian contemporary painters of the twentieth century. Driven by a

w/ Gallery Talk: Ungno Lee’s Art World |  In celebration of the 60th anniversary of artist Lee Ungno’s arrival in Paris, the Korea Society welcomes

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The Korea Society welcomes Wookwan, cookbook author of “Wookwan’s Korean Temple Food: The Road to the Taste of Enlightenment,” to introduce Korean temple food built on

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ARMISTICE DAY SALUTE 2018

Geopolitical Affairs

JULY 27, 2018  — NEW YORK — A memorial ceremony for veterans of the Korean War will take place on Friday, July 27, 2018, at 12 noon at

Director Yoon Jong Bin’s latest film, The Spy Gone North, starring Hwang Jung-min, Lee Sung-min, Cho Jin-woong, and Ju Ji-hoon, portrays the true story of

  Communications Director of the Korea Economic Institute of America in Washington DC, Jenna Gibson, presents on the commodification of K-culture on a global scale.

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