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BISCO Performing Arts Series Selected Production “춤, 시간을 건너다”

BISCO Performing Arts Series Selected Production “춤, 시간을 건너다”

“From Heritage to New Expression” Chicago Korean Dance will present “From Heritage to New Expression,” the selected production of the BISCO Performing Arts Series hosted by the Korean Cultural Center of Chicago (hereafter KCCoC), on Saturday, February 28, 2026, at 6:00 PM at BISCO Hall. For this production, Chicago Korean Dance has newly curated its...

February 17, 2026March 9, 2026
Korean Cultural Center of Chicago Hosts Successful Lunar New Year Celebration

Korean Cultural Center of Chicago Hosts Successful Lunar New Year Celebration

시카고한인문화원 2026 설잔치 성료 The Korean Cultural Center of Chicago (KCCoC) hosted a vibrant Lunar New Year celebration at BISCO Hall, bringing together approximately 180 attendees and volunteers for a festive day of cultural exchange and family-friendly activities. Inspired by the Netflix animated film K-Pop Demon Hunters, the event blended contemporary K-pop culture with traditional...

February 16, 2026March 9, 2026
2026 Seol, Lunar New Year Celebration

2026 Seol, Lunar New Year Celebration

2026 설날 Join us for Seol 2026, a Lunar New Year Celebration at the Korean Cultural Center of Chicago! This festival features a fun, family-friendly theme inspired by K-Pop Demon Hunters. Enjoy exciting K-pop performances, and try learning the choreography yourself! Get creative by making your own magpie-and-tiger artwork, try on traditional Hanbok, and learn Sebae, the...

January 20, 2026February 9, 2026
Pianist Mi-Jung Im Special Lecture

Pianist Mi-Jung Im Special Lecture

평화와 자연의 피아니스트, 임미정 교수 초청 강연 “평화와 자연을 위한 음악, DMZ에서 PLZ(Peace & Life Zone)로” Renowned pianist Professor Mi-Jung Im, whose music for peace and nature transformed the DMZ into the PLZ (Peace & Life Zone) and moved audiences worldwide after being featured on the front page of The New York Times, is coming...

January 19, 2026February 26, 2026
‘Saekdong Layers’ Exhibition

‘Saekdong Layers’ Exhibition

-A Field of Suspended Color- 시카고한인문화원 갤러리 초대작가전 Gallery Invitation Exhibition   ‘Saekdong Layers’ brings the traditional Korean saekdong-multicolored stripes once used in clothing and ceremonial objects-into a contemporary spatial installation. A sequence of suspended scarves forms a flowing corridor of color, allowing visitors to walk through the work and experience saekdong as a living,...

January 4, 2026January 26, 2026

K-Pop Dance Studio Winter 2026 Class

Join our K-Pop Dance Class now!  Eligibility: 6th Grade-Adult  Date: Jan. 9-Feb. 27, 2026 🕒Hours: Fridays, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM 📍Place: KCCoC Maru, 9945 Capitol Dr., Wheeling, IL. Pre-registration required   www.bit.ly/kpopdance2026winter $110 (8 classes) Dance Instructor: Camille Nono Inquiry: event@kccoc.org

January 3, 2026January 3, 2026
Sijo-Inspired Art Exhibition

Sijo-Inspired Art Exhibition

This exhibition presents Sijo-Inspired Artworks, inspired by prize-winning sijo from the Sejong Writing Competition, organized by the Sejong Cultural Society. Students from William Howard Taft High School in Chicago read and interpreted sijo—Korea’s traditional poetic form with nearly a thousand years of history—and reimagined them as contemporary visual artworks. Through education, creative programs, and interdisciplinary...

January 3, 2026January 8, 2026
‘Intrinsic School’ Field Trip

‘Intrinsic School’ Field Trip

인트린직 고등학교 필드트립 Dec. 3, 2025 Intrinsic High School students and their teachers visited the KCCoC for a field trip. At BISCO Hall, they tried on hanbok and various traditional hats and headpieces. They toured the museum’s Korean contemporary ceramics exhibition and explored the hanbok exhibition in the gallery. The field trip concluded with traditional...

January 3, 2026January 3, 2026
Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!

존경하는 시카고한인문화원 가족 여러분, 2025년을 마무리하며, 한 해 동안 시카고한인문화원(이하 문화원)에 보내주신 따뜻한 신뢰와 지속적인 성원에 깊이 감사드립니다. 여러분의 관심과 참여 덕분에, 저희 문화원은 한인 문화의 가치를 지키고 확장하며 지역사회와 더욱 깊이 연결되는 의미있는 한 해를 만들어 갈 수 있었습니다. 이 모든 성과와 여정의 중심에는 변함없는 후원과 신뢰로 함께 해 주시는 여러분이 계십니다. 여러분의 참여와 응원이 문화원의 성장과 비전을 떠받치는 가장 든든한 기반입니다. 2025년 한 해 동안 문화원을 찾아주시고 성원해 주신 모든 분들께 다시 한번 깊이 감사드립니다. 2026년을 향한 걸음도 이미 시작되었습니다. 시카고한인문화원은 BISCO Hall을 중심으로 한 공연예술 플랫폼을 더욱 강화하고, 갤러리 초대전과 신진작가 프로그램을 확대해 나갈 예정입니다. 또한 K-영화, 렉처 시리즈, 커뮤니티 행사 등 K-Culture 콘텐츠의 스펙트럼을 넓히는 한편, 2026년 가을 개관을 목표로 준비 중인 어린이박물관(KCM) 사업 역시 본격화될 예정입니다. 이를 통해 문화원이 세대와 문화, 지역사회를 잇는 살아 있는 문화 플랫폼으로 한 단계 더 도약하고자 합니다. 다가오는 새해가 여러분 가정에 건강과 평안, 그리고 기쁨으로 가득하길 기원드리며, 2026년에도 한국 문화의 아름다움과 가치를 여러분과 함께 넓혀가겠습니다. 감사합니다. 시카고한인문화원 일동 Dear members of the Korean Cultural Center of Chicago (KCCoC) family, As we bring 2025 to a...

January 1, 2026January 23, 2026