Last day today#Painting
2026 Special Exhibition [Unhyeongung: Roots]
Korean original:
2026 기획전시 [운현궁, 뿌리展]
A group show in Unhyeongung's exhibition series, with East Asian-style portrait paintings by Lee Dogyeong, Son Mingyeong and Choi Aran of the Traditional Jinchae Research Society. The works include portraits of historical figures and paintings that render the structure of Unhyeongung itself, tracing the roots of those figures and of the artists' ancestors. It is held in the palace's exhibition room, and on the last day, Sunday 8 November, it closes at 3 pm.
- Dates
- Nov 3 – Nov 8, 2026
- Venue
- Unhyeongung Special Exhibition Hall (운현궁 기획전시실) · Insa-dong & JongnoOpen in Naver MapOpen in Google Maps
- Hours
- 10:00~17:00
- Admission
- Free
Visit planning
The calendar entry covers the whole run of the exhibition. Please check opening hours and closing days before your visit.
Entry notes
Open 10:00–17:00; on the last day (8 November) the show is due to close at 15:00. The opening is on Tuesday 3 November at 14:00. Registration is on site, and fresh flowers and food may not be brought into the exhibition room.
- Open 10:00–17:00; on the last day (8 November) the show is due to close at 15:00. The opening is on Tuesday 3 November at 14:00. Registration is on site, and fresh flowers and food may not be brought into the exhibition room. (Source: 운현궁, 2026)
From the organizer's announcements and press reports. Arrangements can change; please check the official site before your visit.
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Credits
- Artists
- 이도경, 손민경, 최아란
Knowledge cards
Korean colour painting채색화The strand of Korean painting built on colour pigments, as against ink painting, which is built on ink.Read moreClose
01About
Korean painting has used colour from early on: the Goguryeo tomb murals are still strongly coloured, temple Buddhist paintings are known for their bright colours, and minhwa, folk painting, shows tigers, carp, peonies, and clouds in vivid colour. Mineral pigments, ground from stone into grains, have no binding power of their own and are mixed with animal glue to hold to the surface; the same pigment looks darker and more vivid when coarse, paler and brighter when fine. Minhwa painters made their own pigments from natural materials and painted on hanji.
02In the gallery
Look at the picture at an angle: find where the colour looks grainy or catches the light slightly, and compare it with the parts in ink.
Wall label terms in Korean
- 채색화
- Colour painting
- 수묵
- Ink
- 민화
- Minhwa (folk painting)
- 아교
- Animal glue
03Notes
Korean colour painting uses mineral pigments bound with glue; coarse grains read deep, fine ones pale and bright.
This time, at Roots] —
Look at the surface from an angle. Was the colour laid on at once, or built up in layers?