Treasures from Korea: Arts and Culture of the Joseon Dynasty, 1392-1910
Please visit this interesting exhibit, which will be on display from June 29-September 28, 2014. We are planning to organize a guided tour. Check back for details.
This exhibition, organized by the National Museum of Korea (NMK) in Seoul, Philadelphia Museum of Art (PMA), the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH), presents a comprehensive survey of Joseon Dynasty artistic culture, including secular and religious (Buddhist and shamanistic) painting, and calligraphy. The show includes arts in many media, drawn mainly from the NMK collection but also supplemented from public and private collections in Korea and the United States. The exhibition comprises between 120-150 works, including painting, calligraphy, sculpture, ceramics, lacquer, furniture, and textiles.
Curator: Virginia Moon AM'01, Chinese and Korean Art, LACMA
Credit: This exhibition is organized by the National Museum of Korea, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. This exhibition is made possible by the National Endowment for the Humanities, the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation, and the Korea Foundation. Transportation assistance was provided by Korean Air.
Itinerary: Philadelphia Museum of Art (March 2-May 26, 2014); Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (November 2, 2014-January 11, 2015)