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Ranging from T1-themed merchandise shop to esports stage, T1 Base Camp will be used to host other esports events and catch the fans interest with eye-catching items. T1 Base Camp will open on May 13.

Traveling to experience Jeju Island's natural wonders as a non-resident may soon require paying a daily entry fee of approximately 8,000 won ($6). A decade-long debate over an "environmental fee" or "entry fee" has been reignited after the Jeju Special Self-Governing Province announced on April 16 that the island is discussing legislation which mandates visitors to pay tourism fees to support en...

It is the fourth time that the Cheonmado has been open for public viewing. Two special exhibitions were held at the National Museum of Korea in 1997 and 2009, and the most recent at the Gyeongju National Museum in 2014. Since then, for preservation, the piece had been kept safely in the museum's storage for nine years. During the excavation from April to December 1973, over 10,000 artifacts were...

This weekend, along with the arrival of Children's Day and warmer weather, there are a variety of options on offer. Among the many choices, this week's "Well-curated Weekend" introduces a drone light show at the Han River, the "Museum of Innocence" and the Myeongdong Festival. Stamp tour at Myeongdong Festival 2023 As Myeongdong regains its vitality with the return of tourists to Seoul after th...

A striking street mural by the Korean graphic art guru Grafflex transforms Myeongdong Street in Jung-gu, Seoul. The artwork was displayed as a part of the Myeongdong Festival 2023, which takes place between April 30-May 7. This collaboration with Lotte Department Store stretches 200 meters from the store's Young Plaza to the Myeongdong Arts Theater.

Korea Museum Week kicked off Wednesday with 280 museums and art galleries nationwide participating in the event that runs through May 28. "Korea has hosted Museum Week since 2012 in celebration of International Museum Day, May 18," said Kim Yong-sam, CEO of the National Museum Foundation of Korea, at a press conference held at Whanki Museum in Seoul, Tuesday. More than 600 events and festivals ...

Sixty-five Buddhist temples of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism, South Korea's largest Buddhist sect, will waive admission fees to the general public from Thursday. However, temples managed by cities or provincial governments, such as the Bomunsa Temple in Incheon and the Goransa Temple in South Chungcheong Province, will continue to charge admission fees. The final decision was made on Monda...

Goryeo celadon pieces were used for a variety of daily purposes -- as tea cups, liquor bottles, flower vases, perfume containers, brush holders, water droppers for painting and even roof tiles. "Although cheongja (celadon) have been discovered at different times and places, we can reasonably assume the usage of cheongja from the writings of scholars, such as government official Yi Gyu-bo's (1168...

King Yeongjo's 50th birthday ceremony will be held on Saturday as the festival's finale event at Changgyeonggung's Myeongjeongjeon at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. The 60-minute event is a reenactment, based on historical archives, of the ceremony which took place in 1743. After the performance, visitors can enjoy a 40-minute event, including a pangut performance by Artaul, a traditional art group, while en...

Additionally, many people, mostly men, feel reluctant to approach their ex to ask for their money back. “I couldn’t bring myself to ask her to send me my share of the money,” said Choi Kyun-tae, a 38-year-old man whose ex-girlfriend managed the couple's bank account. “I let her have all the remaining balance. So it was a loss for me in the end since I had been depositing more money every month,...

On a warm spring day, foreign exchange students at the Hankuk University of Foreign Studies gathered in their traditional costumes and held up their respective country flags to introduce their cultures during the 17th Culture Expo event hosted by the Korean Language and Culture Education Institute at HUFS in Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, on Friday. Students operated booths introducing regional cultures, ...

Also on Thursday, the Culture Ministry signed its first memorandum with the Smithsonian Institution of the US to enhance cultural exchanges and cooperation between the two organizations. The deal will facilitate cooperation between 23 cultural arts institutions under the ministry and 21 such institutions under the Smithsonian, including personnel exchanges for academic research and professional ...

South Korea's culture ministry has signed its first memorandum of understanding with the Smithsonian Institution of the United States to enhance cultural exchanges and cooperation between the two organizations, the ministry said Friday. The signing ceremony was held at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art in Washington, DC, on Thursday on the sidelines of President Yoon Suk Yeol's stat...

Art programs for children To celebrate children's right to respect and happiness, a special series of events are set to take place at Marronnier Park in Jongno-gu, Seoul, near the city's main theater district. From April 22 to June 24, “Picnic to Art Street” offers programs including performances, exhibitions and hands-on events. The event aims to help children recover from the emotional impac...