May 8 - July 31, 2025|Opening Reception: Thursday, May 8, 2025 | 5-7 PM |Images courtesy of the artists |
Through figurative sculpture, two Korean-born artists transcend language and cultural barriers to tell their personal stories and express emotions that resonate universally. By sharing their unique perspectives and introspection, they offer alternative interpretations and an opportunity for a more comprehensive...
Registration Dates: May 27 to July 6 | Course Dates: July 7 to August 30 | Mode: All courses are offered online.| Whether you are new to Korean language study or at an advanced level, our Korean Language Program (KLP) has a class for you! Ranging from beginning to mastery, we offer nine levels of comprehensive courses. Additionally, we offer conversation classes at nearly every level that provide real-time opportunities...
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The Korea Society and the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) are pleased to present "Navigating Korea’s Investment Landscape,” featuring Dr. Tae Hyung Kim, Commissioner of Invest KOREA- the national investment promotion arm of KOTRA.
Join Dr. Kim as he highlights Korea’s vibrant investment climate, covering emerging opportunities in key industries, government incentives, and market trends that shape...
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Join us to celebrate the 2024-2025 participants of the longest running education program offered at the Society, the Project Bridge Youth Ambassador Program.Eight New York City public high school students were selected last fall, via a highly competitive competition, as the 2024-2024 Youth Ambassadors. Since late fall these students, who represent a range of NYC schools, have participated in 16 workshops in which...
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Author Photo © Park Jae-hong
"A memorable existential tale." —Publishers WeeklyAn atmospheric, melancholic novel about a successful sculptor who decides to commit suicide by artfully preparing and deliberately eating a lethal dish of blowfish, Kyung-Ran Jo's Blowfish is a postmodern novel in four parts, alternating between the respective stories of a female sculptor and a male architect. The narrative loosely...
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Join us for a conversation on the enduring legacy and impact of The Korean War and the U.S.-Korea Alliance. The Korean War Armistice Agreement, which remains in effect today, was signed 72 years ago on July 27, 1953.
The program opens with prerecorded remarks from Korea Society president and CEO Tom Byrne filmed at the base of the Korean War Memorial in Kissena Corridor Park in Flushing, Queens titled: Remembering...