Han Sang-soo Embroidery Museum

Han Sang-soo Embroidery Museum

Due to the impact of Japanese and Western embroidery, Korea’s embroidery tradition was once severed. The Han Sang-soo embroidery artisans carried on this heritage into the third generation, dedicating themselves to finding embroidery artifacts in Korea, collecting and researching traditional Korean embroidery, and establishing the Han Sang-soo Embroidery Museum. Located in Gahoe-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul, the museum opened in September 2005 and is the best place to experience and learn about traditional Korean embroidery.

The Han Sang-soo Embroidery Museum houses embroidery from the late Joseon royal court, official and civilian garments, women’s jewelry, headdresses, footwear, as well as household items such as screens, photo frames, and lotus-flower canopies. It also features Buddhist embroidery, fans, wedding and ancestral rites items, and other folk artifacts. Visitors can witness the efforts made by embroidery artisans to preserve and revive Korea’s vanishing traditional embroidery.

If you have enough time, you can also purchase embroidery materials at the museum and try your hand at embroidery yourself. Those who wish to delve deeper into traditional Korean embroidery can also attend lectures at the Bukchon Culture Center.

The Han Sang Soo Embroidery Museum

Must-visit reason: The best place to experience and learn about traditional Korean embroidery

Continent: Asia【Asia】

Country/Region: Korea[Korea]

Province/State: Seoul Special City [Seoul Special City]

City: Jongno-gu [Jongno-gu]