Korea Joongang Daily
Korea JoongAng Daily

Long after APEC, Silla gold crowns still seeing surge of interest in Korea and around the world

A surge of interest in ancient gold crowns from the Silla Dynasty (57 B. C.–A. D. 935) — fueled in part by a replica presented last year to U.S. President Donald Trump — has drawn hundreds of thousands of visitors to Gyeongju.

2026-02-12

Gyeongju National Museum extends special Silla gold crown exhibition to February

The Gyeongju National Museum will extend its special exhibition of all known Silla Dynasty (57 B.C.-A.D. 935) gold crowns — gathered in one place for the first time in more than a century — through Feb. 22, the museum announced Thursday.

2025-11-13

Gyeongju comes alive: Exhibitions to see in the ancient capital during APEC and beyond

Once the capital of the ancient kingdom of Silla (57 B.C. – 935 A.D.), Gyeongju in North Gyeongsang is not only a place where history lives on in its royal tombs and temples, but also within its museums.

2025-10-28

Korea's capital of ancient culture to showcase the best at APEC summit in Gyeongju

The Gyeongju National Museum will put the best the ancient Silla Dynasty (57 B.C.–A.D. 935) front and center when the world descends upon Gyeongju in North Gyeongsang for the 2025 APEC Summit in October.

2025-08-29