Posted by: Hannah Giles | Posted on: 25th October 2016
The London Korean Film Festival (LKFF) will return to celebrate its 11th year in November 2016. The festival will run 3-27 November, running for two weeks in London before embarking on a tour of the UK, bringing highlights from the programme to Glasgow, Manchester, Sheffield, […]
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Posted by: Hannah Giles | Posted on: 7th October 2016
As a part of K-Music 2016, Korean dance company Modern Table present Darkness Poomba an exciting show that is set to wow audiences at The Place, the UK’s premiere centre for contemporary dance, on 24th and 25th October 2016. Choreographer Kim Jae-Duk and […]
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Posted by: Hannah Giles | Posted on: 29th August 2016
The K-Music festival returns to London this autumn, from 15 September to 25 October, with a wonderful programme of music and performance from Korea, offering a glimpse of a stunning range of artistic work – improvisational, ancient, theatrical and modern. Please book at www.serious.org.uk/k-music.
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Posted by: Hannah Giles | Posted on: 29th August 2016
A new local charity ‘Korean British Cultural Exchange’ is organising a Korean Autumn Full Moon Festival on Saturday 17th September at the Market Place in Kingston-upon-Thames. The event is to celebrate the Korean Full Moon Harvest Day and is the first Korean street/outdoor festival to […]
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Posted by: Hannah Giles | Posted on: 9th August 2016
On Wednesday July 27th 2016, a short service was held at the Korean War Memorial Victoria Embankment London. Among those present were the Korean ambassador H.E. Mr Joonkook Hwang, the Rt Hon Earl Howe, Minister of State, MOD, and a number of British Veterans of the Korean War. Prayers were […]
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Posted by: Hannah Giles | Posted on: 28th July 2016
The British Museum is hosting a Chuseok Festival from 15th to 17th September. The full programme will be available on the British Museum’s website soon. Programme Thursday, 15 September 2016, 11.00am-5.00pm: “Understanding Chuseok” Lectures and musical performances Friday, 16 September 2016, 6.00-8.30pm: “Up […]
No CommentsPosted by: Hannah Giles | Posted on: 29th June 2016
Abden House, University of Edinburgh 10 August 2016, 9:30am – 5:00 pm If you would like to attend, please contact dorothy.watson@ed.ac.uk Programme 09.30 Registration & Coffee 10.00 Welcome & Introduction Professor Sir Timothy O’Shea, Vice Chancellor, University of Edinburgh 10.10 Response […]
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Written by: Warwick Morris | Posted on: 3rd June 2016
Following the sudden departure last autumn of Ambassador Lim, promoted to First Vice Foreign Minister, the ROK Embassy was for several months in the capable hands of the Deputy Chief of Mission. This spring however saw the arrival of Ambassador Joonkook Hwang, accompanied by his […]
No CommentsPosted by: Hannah Giles | Posted on: 23rd May 2016
Determination: A Celebration of Black Culture Photographic portraits by Beatrice Colbrant (BKS member) Where: Brixton Library, Brixton Hill, London, SW2 1JQ When: 6 June – 4 July 2016
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Posted by: Hannah Giles | Posted on: 29th January 2016
5 February 2016 09:00 Central Hall Westminster Storey’s Gate London SW1H 9NH UNA-UK is delighted to be hosting H.E. Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations, on Friday 5 February. The event, held in association with Chatham House, will take place in London’s prestigious Central Hall […]
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Symposium: Korea — 2,000 years of creativity Friday 23rd October – Saturday 24th October 2026 https://www.soas.ac.uk/about/event/symposium-korea-2000-years-creativity Held in conjunction with the British Museum exhibition Korea: 2,000 years of creativity, this two-day international symposium, co-organised by the British Museum and the School of […]
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Korea Exhibition at the British Museum 1 October 2026 – 31 January 2027 https://www.britishmuseum.org/exhibitions/korea Discover 2,000 years of Korean creativity – through works spanning from around 300 BC to the present day. This major exhibition draws almost exclusively from the 23,000 […]
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