Korea | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/korea/RSS feed for KoreaenSun, 31 May 2026 19:01:41 +0000Korean and French Culture Are Set to Rendezvous at a New Museum in Seoul for Modern and Contemporary Arthttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/korean-and-french-culture-are-set-to-rendezvous-at-a-new-museum-in-seoul-for-modern-and-contemporary-art-180988864/The Centre Pompidou Hanwha, the newest member of a growing global network of art museums, will debut with an exhibition on European cubism and Korean artSun, 31 May 2026 19:01:41 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/korean-and-french-culture-are-set-to-rendezvous-at-a-new-museum-in-seoul-for-modern-and-contemporary-art-180988864/Meet 'Gabi,' the Robot That Just Became a Monk at a Buddhist Temple in South Korea. It’s the Latest Robot to Take Up Religious Practicehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/meet-gabi-the-new-robot-monk-at-a-buddhist-temple-in-south-korea-its-the-latest-robot-to-take-up-religious-practice-180988695/The humanoid promised to obey humans, save energy and treat other robots peacefully. South Korean Buddhist leaders have recently started to embrace artificial intelligenceThu, 07 May 2026 21:21:32 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/meet-gabi-the-new-robot-monk-at-a-buddhist-temple-in-south-korea-its-the-latest-robot-to-take-up-religious-practice-180988695/'Golden' From 'KPop Demon Hunters' Just Won K-Pop's Very First Grammyhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/golden-from-kpop-demon-hunters-just-won-k-pops-very-first-grammy-180988127/The hit song, a demon-slaying self-empowerment anthem, was recognized as the Best Song Written for Visual MediaTue, 03 Feb 2026 16:40:18 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/golden-from-kpop-demon-hunters-just-won-k-pops-very-first-grammy-180988127/South Korea's Female Free Divers May Have Evolved to Thrive Underwater, Study Findshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/south-koreas-female-free-divers-may-have-evolved-to-thrive-underwater-study-finds-180986673/The Haenyeo, a group of skilled divers on Jeju Island, plunge beneath the ocean’s surface without any breathing equipment, thanks to a combination of their training and geneticsFri, 23 May 2025 20:50:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/south-koreas-female-free-divers-may-have-evolved-to-thrive-underwater-study-finds-180986673/South Korea’s Worst Ever Wildfires Ravage Ancient Buddhist Temples and Menace Historic Villageshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/south-koreas-worst-ever-wildfires-ravage-ancient-buddhist-temples-and-menace-historic-villages-180986324/One monk said his old temple was ‘reduced to heaps of ashes,’ as the fires continue to rage across the countryThu, 27 Mar 2025 17:57:15 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/south-koreas-worst-ever-wildfires-ravage-ancient-buddhist-temples-and-menace-historic-villages-180986324/Former and Active DMZs Allow Visitors to Learn the Haunting History of These Landscapeshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/former-and-active-dmzs-allow-visitors-to-learn-the-haunting-history-of-these-landscapes-180986202/Demilitarized zones—from Vietnam to Korea, Cyprus and Antarctica—require tourists to look beyond what exists and to find the real stories in what doesn’tThu, 13 Mar 2025 12:30:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/former-and-active-dmzs-allow-visitors-to-learn-the-haunting-history-of-these-landscapes-180986202/Archaeologists Unearth 1,300-Year-Old Flush Toilets at a Palace Complex in South Koreahttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-unearth-1300-year-old-flush-toilets-at-a-palace-complex-in-south-korea-180986192/One of the toilets, likely used by the crown prince and his court ladies, may have drained directly into a nearby riverWed, 12 Mar 2025 19:48:57 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-unearth-1300-year-old-flush-toilets-at-a-palace-complex-in-south-korea-180986192/Han Kang Becomes the First South Korean Author to Win the Nobel Prize in Literaturehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/han-kang-becomes-the-first-south-korean-author-to-win-the-nobel-prize-in-literature-180985248/Best known for "The Vegetarian," the novelist and poet was praised for her "intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life"Thu, 10 Oct 2024 18:51:10 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/han-kang-becomes-the-first-south-korean-author-to-win-the-nobel-prize-in-literature-180985248/Leftover Ramen Broth Is Causing Problems on South Korea's Mount Hallahttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/leftover-ramen-broth-is-causing-problems-on-south-koreas-mount-hall-180984633/Visitors are dumping the salty liquid on the ground, and authorities are concerned about its impact on plants and animalsMon, 01 Jul 2024 14:01:04 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/leftover-ramen-broth-is-causing-problems-on-south-koreas-mount-hall-180984633/Take a Closer Look at a Surprising New Sculpture That Rethinks Who We Put on a Pedestalhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/take-a-closer-look-at-a-surprising-new-sculpture-that-rethinks-who-we-put-on-a-pedestal-180984243/Korean artist Do Ho Suh’s “Public Figures” makes a grand arrival outside the National Museum of Asian ArtTue, 30 Apr 2024 11:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/take-a-closer-look-at-a-surprising-new-sculpture-that-rethinks-who-we-put-on-a-pedestal-180984243/