Korea - Art History Resources

Korea - Timeline:

ca. 7000 - ca. 10th century BCNeolithic Period
ca. 10th - ca. 3d century BCBronze Age
ca. 300 BC Iron Age
57 BC - 668 ADThree Kingdoms Period
668 - 935Unified Silla Dynasty
936 - 1392Goryeo Dynasty
1392 - 1910Joseon Dynasty

Source for dates: Arts of Korea, p. 11, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1998

Korea - Web Resources

  • 5,000 Years of Korean Art (Buddhapia)
  • The Arts of Korea: A Resource for Educators (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
  • Christianity in Modern Korea (Donald N. Clark)
  • Confucianism and Korea (Ask a Korean)
  • Discovering the Real Korea (Presidential Council on Nation Branding)
  • Heritage of Korea, with Comparative Timeline (Old Stones)
  • Hidden Korea (PBS)
  • History of Korea (KBS World)
  • How Korea Embraced Christianity (The Christian Science Monitor)
  • Korea (Wikipedia)
  • Korea in the Eye of the Tiger (Korean History Project)
  • Korean Art Society Journal (back issues)
  • Korean Buddhism (Korea Tourism Organization)
  • Korean Buddhist Art (Buddhanet)
  • Korean Buddhist Art and Glossary (Buddhism.org)
  • Korean History for International Citizens (Kim, Yukhoon 2007)
  • Korean Sacred Mountains (David Mason)
  • Koreana Magazine
  • Museum[s] of Korea (Korean National Heritage Online)
  • North Korea: A Country Study (Library of Congress, 1993)
  • Religious Music of Korea (Angelfire.com)
  • The Sounds of Eternity (Kim Yoon Young)
  • South Korea: A Country Study (Library of Congress, 1990)
  • Traditional Korean Masks (About.com)
  • Traditional Korean Music and Dance (YouTube)

    Korea - Museum Collections

    In the United States:

  • Art Institute of Chicago
  • Asian Art Museum of San Francisco
  • Boston Museum of Fine Arts
  • Cleveland Museum of Art
  • Freer and Sackler Galleries
  • Korean Art @ LACMA
  • Metropolitan Museum of Art
  • Minneapolis Institute of Arts
  • Philadelphia Museum of Art

    In Europe:

  • British Museum
  • Musée Guimet

    In Japan:

  • Kyoto National Museum
  • Tokyo National Museum

    In Korea:

  • Buyeo National Museum
  • Daegu National Museum
  • Gongju National Museum
  • Gwangju National Museum
  • Gyeongju National Museum
  • Seoul - National Museum of Korea
  • Seoul - National Palace Museum of Korea

    [last updated: August 25, 2011]

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