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A talk by Dr Hong-June You (유홍준), Director of the National Museum of Korea, on 29 September (Tue) from 5pm at the University of Cambridge. The talk is entitled "Ancient Korean Culture and Architecture" and will be delivered in English.

The lecture emphasizes a recurring aesthetic principle in Korean art—“humble yet not undignified, splendid yet not extravagant”—and considers how Korean architecture developed through a close relationship with the natural environment.

This lecture will offer a glimpse into Korea’s cultural heritage, which reveals the roots and identity of Korean culture that is attracting growing attention around the world today.

Bio:

Dr Hong June You (유홍준) is currently Director of the National Museum of Korea (국립중앙박물관) which holds the country’s largest collection of cultural artefacts. He is particularly famous for his best-selling book series My Cultural Heritage Exploration (나의 문화유산답사기) and has published numerous works on Korean art and culture. Dr You received his BA in Aesthetics from Seoul National University, an MA in Art History from Hongik University, and his PhD in East Asian Philosophy from Sungkyunkwan University.

For further details and to sign up, please visit the link above. The event is free and open to the public. For enquiries, please contact nk588@cam.ac.uk.