Royal Culture Lectures at Gyeongbokgung's Heungbokjeon Move to Weekends

Four Saturday Sessions Next Month
Lectures Related to the Geunjeongjeon Incense Burner

The Gyeongbokgung Palace Management Office, part of the Palace and Royal Tombs Center at the National Heritage Administration, announced on October 12 that it will move its royal culture lectures to weekends to encourage greater public participation. The "Royal Culture Academy" will be held every Saturday from November 7 to 28 at Heungbokjeon in Gyeongbokgung Palace, which has recently been decorated with dancheong.

A view of Heungbokjeon at Gyeongbokgung Palace / National Heritage Administration.

On November 7, author Lee Manhee will share stories from his book, "Palace Spaces No One Has Told You About." The book draws on his experience working at palace sites. Using historical materials such as the Bukgwoldohyeong, it traces spaces within Gyeongbokgung Palace that have since disappeared.

On November 14, Lee Yongjin, a professor in the Department of Art History at Dongguk University's graduate school, will introduce the world of East Asian incense burners. He will take a broad look at the tradition of incense burners at Geunjeongjeon and explore their distinctively Korean characteristics. On November 21, Jang Kyunghee, a former professor in the Department of Cultural Heritage Conservation at Hanseo University who led research for the reproduction project, will compare the incense burners in the main halls of Gyeongbokgung and Deoksugung palaces and examine the significance behind their design.

On November 28, Dr. Ha Sumin of the Korea National University of Cultural Heritage will discuss incense culture in the Joseon Dynasty, examining the types of incense used by the royal court in rituals and how they were obtained.

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