The Korean Cultural Centre in South Africa recently organized a hands-on event on Tuesday, 16 May, dedicated to the art of traditional Korean knots—a renowned craft called gyukbang. During this event, ...

The Cultural Heritage Administration had posted an explanation on its website for several years stating that the traditional Korean knot, which gained global attention through "K-Pop Demon Hunters," ...

Maedeup, or Korean knots, has evolved from a basic technique to produce textiles to skills such as knitting, knotting and weaving. It was a skill necessary for survival, rather than a creative art. In ...

Join us at the Korean Cultural Centre in Pretoria for a 4-Week Short Course on Korean Traditional Knots! Immerse yourself in the art of traditional Korean knotting, where you’ll learn a variety of ...

The Korea Heritage Service posted an incorrect explanation on its website for years that Korean traditional knots were made under the influence of China, deleting it only recently. According to data ...

An installation view of exhibition “Maedeup: Korean Knots” at the Metropolitan Museum of Manila in the Philippines. (Korean Cultural Center in the Philippines) An exhibition of some 130 “maedeup,” the ...