Monthlong celebration dedicated to museums, raising awareness of culture and the arts to kick off in May

A monthlong celebration dedicated to museums will run from Friday to May 31 to raise public awareness of their social and cultural roles and expand access to cultural participation, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said on Thursday.

2026-04-30

Leeum's installation art exhibition explores women-led history of genre

Women primarily worked with installation art and built the genre from the ground up — a history that contextualizes and inspires the upcoming exhibition “Inside Other Spaces,” which opens at the Leeum Museum of Art on May 5.

2026-04-29

Art Busan returns for 15th edition on May 22

Art Busan, a major art fair in the southern city, returns for its 15th edition from May 22 to 24 at Bexco in Busan, with a VIP preview opening on May 21. Around 110 galleries from 18 countries will participate.

2026-04-28

‘Out of the middle’: Asian Art Museum director sees contemporary Korean art coming into its own

Long before “K-culture” became a global buzzword, Dr. Lee So-young, the first Korean American director of a major art museum in the United States, was betting that Korean art could stand on its own — and now she’s proving it on a global stage.

2026-04-28

Seoul Museum of Craft Art opens two exhibitions centered on brief but ambitious Korean Empire

The Seoul Museum of Craft Art opened two exhibitions on Tuesday, both of which center on the Korean Empire (1897-1910), the ambitious period during which Korea tried to remake itself into a modern state, with crafts as one of its instruments.

2026-04-27

New media art fair launches second edition in Busan, questions the genre's direction

A new media art fair that opened in Busan on Thursday is challenging the very barrier that the public and even professional collectors have about the genre — whether new media art can be owned at all.

2026-04-23

Artist Ha Chong-hyun's works to feature in retrospective in San Francisco

Korean artist Ha Chong-hyun, celebrated as a pioneer of dansaekhwa, or monochrome painting, while defying artistic boundaries, is set to take center stage at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco.

2026-04-21

Designer Jung Ku-ho named creative director for Kiaf Seoul 2026

Kiaf has appointed designer Jung Ku-ho as the creative director for Kiaf Seoul 2026, organizers said Monday, marking the first time the Korean art fair has brought in an external figure to oversee its direction and vision.

2026-04-20

광화문은 왜 ‘한국판 타임스 스퀘어’를 꿈꾸나

Seoul's Gwanghwamun area is undergoing transformation with digital billboards amid historic sites, aiming to enhance tourism. However, concerns over city aesthetics and light pollution have surfaced as the project develops.