Research Guides: Korean Studies: Culture, Visual &amp; Performing Arts

Korean Databases - GW Subscribed

Database of Korean Historical Culture Research This link opens in a new window
A database of excavation reports and full-text articles in history, archeology, anthropology, literature and folklore, in 3,000 volumes from 76 organizations.
KoreaA2Z This link opens in a new window
Includes selected full-text publications including encyclopedias and, dictionaries and primary documents on Korean history, art and culture, and access to the digital arts and culture lecture series.
Korean Studies Digital Culture and Art Courses This link opens in a new window
Lectures presented by well-known Korean scholars and specialists on architecture, literature, culture, art, cinema, music, and philosophy. The continuing education lecture series contains a wide variety of video casts on each topic. (Part of KoreaA2Z.)
Korean Studies History Culture Series This link opens in a new window
A multimedia database dedicated to Korean history and culture. The database includes 17 titles covering subjects such as archeology, Korean history, and art history.

Art & Architecture ePortal This link opens in a new window
Searchable ebooks, including monographs and exhibition catalogues, from Yale University Press, Princeton University Press, The MIT Press, Yale University Art Gallery, Art Institute of Chicago, Harvard Art Museum and more.
Oxford Bibliographies Online : Art History This link opens in a new window
Oxford Bibliographies in Art History offers exclusive, authoritative research guides that combine the best features of an annotated bibliography and a high-level encyclopedia.
Oxford Art Online This link opens in a new window
The complete text of The Oxford Companion to Western Art, Grove Dictionary of Art, Encyclopedia of Aesthetics, and The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms, with ongoing additions of new material and updates.

The following sources are about Korean art and culture and its influence.

Click Korea
An online resource developed by the Korea Foundation to meet the need for broader access to information about Korean arts and culture. Available in both English and Korean.
Korean Cultural Service New York
A government institution that promotes Korean culture and aesthetics and provides diverse cultural and artistic activities in New York. They also have a library.
Koreana
A quarterly journal on Korean art and culture published by the Korea Foundation. It is available in many languages, including English and Korean.
문화 + 서울
A monthly journal published by Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture
MUNHWAJAE: Korean Journal of Cultural Heritage Studies / 문화재 [Korean/English]
Published by National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage to contribute to improving the performance of national heritage research, including national heritage such as archeology, conservation science, art cultural, architectural cultural, intangible, and natural heritage.

The Art Magazine Wolganmisool (월간미술)
An online Korean-language monthly magazine on art in Korea.
The Korean Art Society
A non-profit educational organization that promotes appreciation for Korean art.