Lectures
About RASKB Lectures
The Royal Asiatic Society - Korea Branch regularly hosts English-language lectures by respected figures on Korean culture and history.
Lectures are held in the Residents’ Lounge on the second floor of the Somerset Palace, Seoul.
Lectures are free for RASKB members, while a 5,000 won donation is asked of non-members.
An archive of past lectures can be viewed here.
Upcoming Lectures
| Title | Date | Venue | Lecturer | Admission |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The HMS House: Hanok Restoration and Adaptive Re-use - The HMS Memorial Museum of Literature (since 2007) | Tuesday, February 28, 2012 - 7:30pm - 9:00pm | 2nd-floor Residents’ Lounge, Somerset Palace | Architect CHO, In-Souk (Principal of DaaRee Architect & Associates) | 5,000 won (non-member); free for members |
| Competition Dilemma: Has Korean Competition Reached Its limit? | Wednesday, March 14, 2012 - 7:30pm - 9:00pm | Second floor Residents’ Lounge, Somerset Palace | Lee Chong-ae (Kristen) (SBS-TV) | 5,000 won (non-member); free for members |
| Traditional Korean Porcelain Culture: The Art and Science of Underglaze Painting | Tuesday, March 27, 2012 - 7:30pm - 9:00pm | Second floor Residents’ Lounge, Somerset Palace | Carolyn K. Koh Choo, Professor Emeritus, Chung-Ang University | 5,000 won (non-member); free for members |
