The Arts of Korea
September 15, 2017
Brooklyn Museum, New York
Researched and Curatorial Assisted by Young Jeon
The Arts of Korea
Throughout its history, the Korean peninsula has been home to lively, innovative, and sophisticated art-making. Long periods of relative stability have allowed for the establishment of spiritual traditions, societal values, and artisan technologies specific to the region.
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The Brooklyn Museum has been a pioneer in the appreciation and display of Korean art. The Museum sent a curator to Korea in 1913 and opened a permanent-collection gallery for Korean art, the first in the continental United States, in 1977. The present gallery, opened in 2017, is triple the size of that first space, allowing the Museum to reiterate its commitment to representing the diversity and elegance of Korean art.
The Arts of Korea gallery is made possible by generous grants from the National Museum of Korea.
