The National Folk Museum of Korea (Korean: 국립민속박물관) is a museum located on the grounds of Gyeongbokgung in Jongno District, Seoul, South Korea.
Author: Yves Pintaud
ANTIQUE FURNITURE COLLECTIONS IN KOREA. JEOLLA PROVINCE
JEONJU UNIVERSITY MUSEUM. 303 Cheonjam-ro, Wansan-gu, Jeonju-si, Jeollabuk-do (Hyojong-dong 3-ga) CHONNAM UNIVERSITY MUSEUM. 77 Yongbong-ro, Buk-gu, Gwangju (Yongbong-dong) OTHER INSTITUTIONS IN JEOLLA DO PROVINCE. JEJU CRAFT MUSEUM.
ANTIQUE FURNITURE COLLECTIONS IN KOREA. CHUNGCHEONG PROVINCE.
YETTEO FOLK MUSEUM. 321-35, Sannae-ro, Dong-gu, Daejeon. CHEONAN MUSEUM. 27 Cheonan Samgeori-gil, Dongnam-gu, Cheonan-si, Chungcheongnam-do OTHER INSTITUTIONS IN CHUNGCHEONG DO PROVINCE.
ANTIQUE FURNITURE COLLECTIONS IN KOREA. GANGWON PROVINCE
LINKS. Joseon Minhwa Museum. Sokcho City Museum. Samcheok City Museum. Chuncheon National Museum. Hwacheon Folk Museum. Wonju History Museum. JOSEON MINHWA MUSEUM – 조선민화박물관. 432-10 Gimsatgat-ro, Gimsatgat-myeon, Yeongwol-gun, Gangwon-do. 강원특별자치도 영월군 김삿갓면 김삿갓로 432-10. SOKCHO CITY MUSEUM – 속초시립박물관·속초실향민문화촌. 16 Sinheung 2-gil, Sokcho-si, Gangwon-do. SAMCHEOK CITY MUSEUM. 3016 Gangwonnambu-ro, Singi-myeon, Samcheok-si, Gangwon-do. CHUNCHEON NATIONAL MUSEUM. 70 Useok-ro, […]
MOTHER-OF-PEARL. Differences of decorative techniques between the Goryeo and the Joseon dynasties in Korea.
Korean lacquer has already been the subject of publications on this site. You can consult them at the following links: In this new article, we attempt to explore the main differences between the techniques and decorative motifs used during the Goryeo and Joseon dynasties. Here are some famous mother-of-pearl inlay (Najeonchilgi) artifacts from the Goryeo […]
KOREA AT THE END OF THE 19TH CENTURY. Testimonies of the first foreign visitors.
Featured photo: The historic 24-hour “Namdaemun” market is located next to this 14th century gate, one of eight surrounding Seoul. At the end of the 19th century, Korea began to open up to the outside world after centuries of isolation. One of the earliest groups of foreigners to visit Korea during this period were diplomats, […]
REVIVING HERITAGE. Techniques and impact of 20th century Korean furniture restoration.
PIECES AVAILABLE ON THE MARKET SINCE THE LATE 19th CENTURY. The taste of Westerners. The attraction of Westerners to ancient Korean furniture began at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century during the first visits of foreign envoys to a country that had been isolated and completely closed to […]
AUCTIONS IN KOREA – 2025
K AUCTION. 23 Eonju-ro 172-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea. SEOUL AUCTION. Jong-Ro No. 01-2173 11, Pyeongchang 31-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul, Korea Email : info@seoulauction.com KAN-OGSYEON AUCTION. Jongno-gu, Insadong 4-gil, Seoul, Korea. MYART AUCTION Co., Ltd. 5th, 6th, B1 floor, Chunghoon Building, 62-5 Insa-dong-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul.
PUBLICATIONS ON KOREAN FURNITURE
The majority of books and studies on antique Korean furniture have been published in the Korean language, with only a few available in English. ADDITIONAL REFERENCES AND EXTERNAL LINKS. Society of Joseon. Korean wooden crafts. https://www.nfm.go.kr/_Upload/BALGANBOOK/391/04.pdf Joseon Home and the Wooden Furniture. Written by Hwang Ji-hyun, Curator of the Fine Arts Department
KOREAN WOODS
Years later, I came to realize that my university studies in Geomorphology had greatly aided my comprehension of Korean furniture in terms of the materials employed in its construction. During my initial visit to Korea in the mid-1980s, I was struck by the deep reverence Koreans held for wood. An examination of the country’s geography […]