Written by: Hannah Giles | Posted on: 29th February 2024
BKS members had a most insightful and enjoyable tour of the Korea Foundation Gallery at the British Museum on Friday 23rd February. Sang-ah Kim, Curator for the Korean collections, guided us through the gallery with her expert knowledge of Korean history and art. Some […]
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Written by: Hannah Giles | Posted on: 14th February 2024
The BKS Seollal dinner was held at Arang Korean Restaurant in Central London on 7th February. 22 BKS members and their guests attended to celebrate Seollal, the Korean Lunar New Year. We were treated to delicious Korean food – Tteokguk (rice cake soup – […]
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Written by: Douglas Barrett | Posted on: 4th January 2024
The British Korean Society held their annual dinner at the Cholmondeley Room and Terrace in the House of Lords, Palace of Westminster, on 8 December 2023. The dinner was hosted by Viscount Trenchard DL and celebrated 140 years of diplomatic relations between the Republic […]
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Written by: Faye Judkins | Posted on: 22nd December 2023
On the evening of 24 October 2023, the BKS held a joint event with SOAS and invited guests along to the Brunei Gallery to hear the ‘Stories of Freedom’ belonging to three North Korean refugees. Following a short video presentation, Kim Taehee, Eom […]
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Written by: Martin Uden | Posted on: 28th October 2023
At the kind invitation of the Korean Ambassador, our Joint President, HE Yeocheol Yoon, members of the British Korean Society enjoyed a Korean Night at the Ambassador’s Residence on 27 September. It is always a pleasure that the Ambassador extends this kind invitation, but […]
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Written by: Martin Uden | Posted on: 11th July 2023
Veterans of the Korean War – A BKS and National Army Museum Joint Event On the evening of Thursday 6 July, some 65 guests came to the National Army Museum to hear three British Veterans of the Korean War talk about their recollections […]
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Written by: Douglas Barrett | Posted on: 4th July 2023
The Korean Peninsula – A Diplomatic Outlook We were fortunate enough to get our two Ambassadors to Korea, HE Colin Crooks based in Seoul and HE David Ellis who has been appointed to Pyongyang, to speak to the BKS membership on 15 June […]
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Written by: Douglas Barrett | Posted on: 2nd May 2023
Our Visit to the Hallyu Exhibition 28 April 2023 at the Victoria and Albert Museum The British Korean Society were fortunate enough to be invited on 28 April to visit the Hallyu exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum. The exhibition features everything “K” […]
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Written by: Douglas Barrett | Posted on: 31st March 2023
British Korea Society Annual General Meeting 21 March 2023 at Samsung Kings Cross The British Korea Society held its AGM at Samsung’s wonderful Kings Cross facility on 21 March. Our Co-President Ambassador Yoon Yeocheol noted that the there is a mutual understanding between […]
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Written by: Hannah Giles | Posted on: 21st March 2023
BKS event at Samsung KX, 27 February 2023 Life as a diplomat in 1970s Seoul Over 70 members and guests attended the BKS event ‘Life as a diplomat in 1970s Seoul’ by our very own Chairman Martin Uden and former Chairman Warwick […]
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K-Music Festival 2023 Various locations, London 1st October – 12th November 2023 Celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, the K-Music Festival will take place from October 1st to November 14th at various London venues, including the Barbican and Southbank Centre. The festival lineup […]
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To Be You, Whoever You Are SOOJIN KANG 11 May – 17 June 2023 5 Warwick Street, London, W1B 5LU Gathering is pleased to present To Be You, Whoever You Are, a solo exhibition of new textile sculpture by Korean artist Soojin Kang. […]
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