“Red Phoenix” in the Gangseo Jungmyo tomb.Angelic nymphs, with weightless dresses trailing behind, float above white clouds. Surrounding them are ivory-colored lotus petals whose tips blush in red.

The painting of Hyeonmu, a mythical creature with a shape of snakes entwining a turtle, at Sasin tomb in Honam-ri, North Korea. The Goguryeo-era tomb was formed in the 6th century, and is one of 63 ...

The above is the poem “Goguryeo” written by Chinese poet Li Po (702~762 AD) after watching a Goguryeo dance performance in the Tang dynasty. This dance genre, called Goryeo Dance, constituted ...

Hit South Korean period drama River Where the Moon Rises, set in the ancient Goguryeo Kingdom (37 BC - 668), has earned an unprecedented low score of 2.3/10 on major Chinese media review site ...

4. Breakthroughs — Balhae discoveries. The exhibition highlights a series of archaeological discoveries related to Bhalhae (698 to 926 AD), an ancient kingdom established after the fall of Goguryeo.

Museum unveils richer Goguryeo offering following two-year renovation of Prehistory and Ancient History Hall The National Museum of Korea has reopened its larger space dedicated to the ancient ...

China has sent an official request asking South Korea to help retrieve ancient mural paintings that were stolen by three Korean-Chinese robbers in the late 1990s, saying some of the looted ...