Join the KCCUK on 29 May for a craft workshop exploring Korea’s beautiful traditional Calligraphy. You’ll delve into the history of this elegant art form and offer a hands-on experience of this treasured cultural heritage. Korean Calligraphy, known as Seo-ye (서예), is the traditional art of writing using a brush and ink. It has a … [Read More]
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The Tragic Story of King Danjong
As part of the K-History Unlock series, this two-part lecture explores one of the most tragic episodes in Korean history through the life and death of King Danjong of the Joseon Dynasty. While many audiences may be familiar with the atmosphere of royal court politics through the acclaimed Korean film The King’s Warden, this lecture offers a deeper … [Read More]
Honey in the Wound: In Conversation with Jiyoung Han & SJ Kim
The Korean Cultural Centre UK presents an evening with Jiyoung Han, celebrating her debut novel Honey in the Wound. Jiyoung Han was born in Seoul and raised in the American Midwest, and now lives in San Francisco. A lyrical and suspenseful work, Honey in the Wound follows a Korean family across decades of displacement during … [Read More]
Art and Political Allegiance: Dream Journey to the Peach Blossom Land and the Elite Culture of Fifteenth-Century Joseon
This paper analyses the political dimensions of Dream Journey to the Peach Blossom Land (Mongyudowondo, 夢遊桃源圖, 1447) through the lens of art and power. The fifteenth century was Joseon’s Renaissance: under the reign of King Sejong, the court became a centre of extraordinary cultural flourishing. Yet the transfer of power following Sejong’s death was convulsive. … [Read More]
Temple Food demonstration with Venerable Yeogeo
Join the KCCUK for a Korean Temple Food Demonstration with the Venerable Yeogeo at the Le Cordon Bleu London on 27 April 2026. The Ven. Yeogeo is a Buddhist nun and a renowned expert in temple food, currently residing at Geungnaksa Temple in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province. She has been officially designated as a Temple Food … [Read More]
Jogakbo Workshop at the KCC
Join the KCC for a craft workshop exploring Jogakbo. You’ll delve into the history of this patchwork craft and get a hands-on experience of these cultural treasures. Jogakbo (조각보) is a traditional Korean form of patchwork. It’s an art of creating a larger cloth by sewing together small, leftover scraps of fabric, typically in a … [Read More]
Artist Talk with Chaeeun Kim
UK-based ceramic artist and designer Chaeeun Kim presents a journey of her works. 4482 [SASAPARI] are pleased to present the first artist talk of 2026, held in conjunction with the opening exhibition of Gachi (가치/같이): Surroundings and Companions. Join us for Tactile Ceramics: Moulding Identity, an artist talk with Chaeeun Kim, a UK-based ceramic artist … [Read More]
Korea Forum: Across Futures
Korea Forum 2026, presented by the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in the United Kingdom and the KCCUK, is a public diplomacy platform that fosters dialogue on Korea’s evolving soft power across culture, technology, and industry. This year, the forum will take place in two editions: ‘Korea Forum: Across Futures,’ on 28 April, held … [Read More]
Royal Joseon Sogyokso and Popcho: The Philosophical Encumbrance of Sarim in the Kimyo Literati Purge (1519)
The early modern history of the Joseon dynasty (1392–1910) in East Asia is often depicted as an era of political conflict between the king, the Hun’gu faction, and the Sarim faction. The four major Sahwa (literati purges) reflect its seriousness through which Neo-Confucian scholars were sacrificed by the punishments of execution, exile, or dismissal. The … [Read More]
Korean cuisine workshops at Capital City College
It’s time for the usual spring cookery classes at Capital City College (formerly Westminster Kingsway). The hands-on half-day workshops will be hosted in CCC’s world-renowned training kitchens in Victoria – the same kitchens where former students TV chefs Jamie Oliver and Ainsley Harriott learned their trade. The workshops are a great opportunity for novice or … [Read More]
Ela Lee in conversation with Nicola Dinan
Join the team at Waterstones Islington with Ela Lee, in conversation with Nicola Dinan, to discuss Minbak, a sweeping story of three generations of women who cross continents and decades to find truth, forgiveness and compassion, and an engrossing, heartfelt story of love, loss and the challenges of being true to yourself. Incheon, 1985. A … [Read More]
And the River Drags Her Down: In Conversation with Jihyun Yun & Melinda Salisbury
The Korean Cultural Centre UK presents an evening with Jihyun Yun, exploring her debut novel And the River Drags Her Down. Jihyun Yun is a Korean American writer and the author of the poetry collection Some Are Always Hungry. Her debut novel has been shortlisted for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize. Blending Gothic horror, mystery, … [Read More]
KCCUK craft workshop: dancheong-patterned latern making
Join the KCCUK for a craft workshop exploring Dancheong. You’ll delve into the history of this traditional craft and receive a hands-on experience of these cultural treasures. Dancheong refers to traditional colouring on wooden buildings and artifacts in Korea for decoration and style that can be traced back to the period of the Three Kingdoms … [Read More]
Book launch: How Korean Corn Dogs Changed My Life
Stanfords London is excited to welcome Alice Amelia to discuss her debut book ‘How Korean Corn Dogs Changed My Life’, in conversation with the Trouble Club’s Zea Stuttaford. An addictive, tell-all memoir which is also a love letter to Korea: the story of a young British K-drama fan who moved to Seoul and unexpectedly became … [Read More]
Branch Out: Cherry Blossom Workshop
This workshop is part of the Garden Museum’s Branch Out programme, a series of free events and activities exploring gardening, art, floristry, plant science, history, design, and more! Would you like to take part in an exciting opportunity to make cherry blossoms for an installation at the museum, in April 2026, which celebrates the arrival … [Read More]
K-Everything with AI: Rethinking Cultural Diplomacy
This talk explores the global phenomenon of Korean culture through the concept of K-Everything, moving beyond individual genres to consider Korean culture as an expansive emotional, aesthetic, and relational ecosystem. It asks how rapidly advancing artificial intelligence is reshaping the nature and practice of cultural diplomacy. Korea currently stands at the forefront of digital soft … [Read More]