National Folk Museum exhibition reveals everyday life in North Korea before division "Zero: The North Korea" brings rarely seen pre-1945 folk objects from the northern part of the peninsula into public view for the first time. 2026.8.11
Release your inner kid with these Children's Day activities The Korea JoongAng Daily compiled a list of events taking place in and around Seoul for you and the kids this Children's Day. 2024.4.30
Hanbok Culture Week to promote traditional dress nationwide through Sunday Hanbok Culture Week 2023, an event that promotes hanbok, or traditional Korean dress, in our daily lives, kicked off Monday. It runs through Sunday nationwide, including Jongno District, central Seoul. 2023.10.16
Korea's traditional knot artisan donates life's work to shed light on craft Traditional Korean knot artisan Lee Bu-ja has donated her life's work of 144 intricately crafted maedeup to the National Folk Museum of Korea. 2023.9.17
National Folk Museum celebrates first full moon of the year with traditional festival The National Folk Museum of Korea in central Seoul is continuing the celebrations of Jeongwol Daeboreum, the day of the first full moon on the lunar calendar, throughout this weekend with a series of programs. This year's Jeongwol Daeboreum falls... 2023.2.3
'Here Comes a Rabbit' exhibit opens at folk museum to celebrate 2023 It’s the Year of the Rabbit. Originally, it was hares with gray and brown fur that inhabited Korea. The cute white rabbit people often see today were a rare species back in the day. They were an alien breed with albinism that only began to be ... 2023.1.8
Luck is on your side at the National Folk Museum's 'Wonderful Times' exhibit As the end of the year approaches, people all over the world often find different ways to wish for happiness and luck as the calendar turns over. Some try climbing to the top of a mountain, while others try visiting a fortune teller for help... 2022.11.27
National Folk Museum of Korea welcomes the Year of the Tiger Korea is often referred to as the “Land of Tigers.” Though they are now near-extinct, the peninsula was once home to a large population of tigers and they freely roamed the mountains that take up more than 60 percent of the country.... 2022.1.2
National Folk Museum encourages stay-at-home Chuseok with craft kits The National Folk Museum of Korea mailed out traditional craft kits for families who signed up to enjoy at-home activities this Chuseok harvest holidays. The craft items are themed after traditional Chuseok customs that celebrated a year of hard ... 2021.9.16
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![Foreign travelers pass by a hanbok, traditional Korean dress, rental shop near Gyeongbok Palace in Jongno District, central Seoul, on Sunday. [NEWS1]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/10703197.jpg?imageId=10703197&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![Norigae, or a Korean traditional pendant created using maedeup (traditional Korean ornamental knot) [NATIONAL FOLK MUSEUM OF KOREA]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/12419556.jpg?imageId=12419556&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![A traditional game of jwibulnori, in which people spin a can filled with burning charcoal, can be played this year at the National Folk Museum of Korea. [NATIONAL FOLK MUSEUM OF KOREA]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/10096422.jpg?imageId=10096422&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![A Wooden Doll of a Rabbit and Turtle [NATIONAL FOLK MUSEUM OF KOREA]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/10745525.jpg?imageId=10745525&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![The National Folk Museum of Korea kicked off an exhibit 'Wonderful Times' on Nov. 16 to showcase how Koreans traditionally wished for happiness. [YIM SEUNG-HYE]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/11027445.jpg?imageId=11027445&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
!['Tiger and Magpies,' a painting from the 19th century [NATIONAL FOLK MUSEUM OF KOREA]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/10911325.jpg?imageId=10911325&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![A 'hanji' (traditional Korean mulberry paper) full moon lamp made with the National Folk Museum of Korea's craft kit. [THE NATIONAL FOLK MUSEUM OF KOREA]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/11100782.jpg?imageId=11100782&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)