Tag: exhibition

Missionary Photography in Korea: Encountering the West Through Christianity

    The arrival of the first Western missionaries in Korea in the late 19th century was a pivotal moment in the history of Christianity

North Korean Images at Utopia’s Edge

    Exhibition September 9 – December 12, 2008 Tuesday, September 9, 2008 The Korea Society presents, for the first time ever in the United

The Kyopo Project

    Exhibition Through Friday, August 15, 2008 Kyopo (교포) is a Korean term for people of Korean descent who reside permanently outside of the

Inside North Korea with the New York Philharmonic

    Exhibition April 24–May 16, 2008 Opening Reception Wednesday, April 30, 2008 The Korea Society is pleased to present Inside North Korea with the

Toy Stories: Souvenirs from Korean Childhood

  Exhibition January 31–April 18, 2008 Toys are always more meaningful than the simple playthings they appear to be. They can embody the fantasies, values,

Korean Funerary Figures: Companions for the Journey to the Other World

Exhibition July 26, 2007 – December 18, 2007 “… eye-catching.” – New York Times Art Review, “Korea’s Extraordinary Send-Offs for Ordinary People”, August 17, 2007

Gods, Demons, and Generals: Icons of Korean Shamanism

Gods, Demons and Generals: Icons of Korean Shamanism The exhibition includes representations of Samsin Halmoni 삼신 (Birth Spirit), Sansin 산신 (Mountain God), Taesin Halmoni 대신

Korean Comics: A Society Through Small Frames

    Exhibition September 7 – October 28, 2005 This exhibition examined the changing social realities of Korean society from the 1950s to the 1990s

Songs of the Flying Dragons

    Exhibition February 2 – April 10, 2005 This exhibition included four paintings of Korean dragons and a pair of dragon sculptures on loan