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Special Lecture by Hong June Yoo, Director of the National Museum of Korea

As the world increasingly takes notice of the dynamic appeal of Korean culture, a meaningful opportunity to explore the deeper essence and values of Korean heritage will be held at the Korean Cultural Center of Chicago (KCCoC). On Saturday, March 7 at 10:30 AM, KCCoC will host a special lecture titled “The Roots and Identity of Korean Culture” by Dr. Yoo Hong June, Director of the National Museum of Korea and one of Korea’s most distinguished art historians. This lecture is organized to align with the overseas traveling exhibition of the Cultural Heritage by the late Chairman Lee Kun-hee, opening at...

News, Performing ArtsBy KCCoC

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 signature repertoire under the theme “Korean Traditional Dance and Contemporary Reinterpretation.” The program features works that faithfully embody the aesthetics of traditional Korean dance alongside creative pieces that reinterpret tradition through a modern lens. By bridging past, present, and future, the performance offers audiences a...

Event, News, SulBy KCCoC

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 Korean heritage. The celebration opened with an energetic K-pop dance performance to “Golden,” the Grammy Award–winning hit that has recently gained international acclaim. Participants were also invited to learn and perform the choreography themselves, adding an interactive element to the program. Families enjoyed a variety...

Event, News, SulBy KCCoC

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 traditional Korean New Year bow. Celebrate the New Year with warm Tteokguk (rice cake soup), and enjoy Yachae-jeon (vegetable pancakes) and Sujeonggwa (traditional Korean cinnamon punch), along with other delicious Lunar New Year treats. You’ll also have the chance to play a variety of traditional...

News, Performing ArtsBy KCCoC

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 to Chicago. More than a performance, this is a powerful journey into how music can heal the wounds of war and turn a space of division into a living resonance of peace and life. Join us to experience her extraordinary story firsthand and explore how...

Exhibitions, News, Visual ArtsBy KCCoC

‘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, layered space. Exhibition: January 30-February 11, 2026 Reception: Saturday, January 31, 2PM at KCCoC Gallery The reception will include light refreshments along with a talk by the artist. Artist: Yoon Kim (Professor, Dept. of Fashion Design, Duksung Women’s University) ‘Saekdong Layers’는 전통적으로...

NewsBy KCCoC

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

Exhibitions, Visual ArtsBy KCCoC

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 collaboration, the Sejong Cultural Society works to introduce sijo as part of literary and arts education in the United States. This exhibition highlights a creative space where poetry and visual art come together through cross-cultural exchange. 본 전시는 세종문화회가 주최하는 세종작문경연대회 수상작 시조에서 영감을...

Field Trip On-SiteBy KCCoC

‘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 calligraphy experience and hands-on activities featuring Korean traditional games. 인트린직 고등학교 학생들과 지도교사들이 문화원을 견학하였다. 비스코홀에서 한복 체험을 하고, 박물관의 세라믹 전시와 갤러리의 한복 전시를 관람하고 붓글씨쓰기 및 한국 전통놀이도 체험하였다.

NewsBy KCCoC

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 close, I would like to express my deepest gratitude for the warm trust and unwavering support you have shown the KCCoC throughout the year. Thanks to your interest and participation, we were able to spend a meaningful year preserving and expanding the values of Korean...