National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage

Survey of Korean Cultural Assets Held Overseas

We conduct onsite surveys of Korean cultural heritage items held in other countries in order to form an accurate picture of their condition and publish a report based on the relevant academic materials. We provide financial support for the maintenance of items that are in poor condition and arrange onsite exhibitions thereof in an effort to publicize their existence.

Survey of Korean Cultural Assets Held Overseas

Painting of Amitabha, Guimet Oriental Museum, France

This project is divided into onsite surveys, publication of reports, operation of an Internet-based material/information database, provision of support for preservation treatment, etc.

We maintain a list of the cultural heritage items kept by each relevant institution and provide materials on them in an effort to ensure the proper use and management thereof. We publish reports (in both Korean and English) on cultural heritage items surveyed by us in order to provide academic materials to interested parties. We have compiled a database of the list of about 150,000 Korean cultural heritage items both in and outside the country and the results of onsite surveys to help interested parties gain easier access to the relevant information. In addition, we have provided financial support for the preservation treatment of relics kept by fifteen museums since 2005, in an effort to enhance their usefulness.

A photo of Survey on Museum in London, UK

A photo of Survey on the Victoria and Albert

A photo of Survey on Museum, GRASSI Museum für Völkerkunde zu Leipzig

Research Results

1984

Catalogue of Korean Cultural Properties Located Overseas 1984

(Haeoe Sojae Hanguk Munhwajae Mongnok 1984)

1986

Catalogue of Korean Cultural Properties Located Overseas 1986

(Haeoe Sojae Hanguk Munhwajae Mongok 1986)

1991

Catalog of Ancient Korean Books and Records Located in Japan

(Ilbon Sojae Hanguk Jeonjeok Mongnok), 1991.

1993

Catalogue of Korean Cultural Properties Located Overseas 1993

(Haeoe Sojae Hanguk Munhwajae Mongnok 1993)

1994

Source Book of Survey Results by Ogawa Geikichi

(Socheon Gyeonggil Josa Jaryojip), 1994.

1995

Catalogue of Korean Cultural Properties Located in Japan

(Ilbon Sojae Munhwajae Dorok), 1995.

1996

Catalogue of Korean Buddhist Paintings in Japan: Kyoto and Nara

(Ilbon Sojae Hanguk Bulhwa Dorok: Gyeongdo, Nara), 1996.

1999

Korean Cultural Properties in the Collection of the Musee National des Arts Asiatiques Guimet

(Prangseu Gungnip Gime Dongyang Bangmulgwan Sojang Hanguk Munhwajae), 1999.

2002

Korean Cultural Properties in the Collection of the State Museum of Oriental Art in Moscow

(Moseukeuba Gungnip Dongyang Bangmulgwan Sojang Hanguk Munhwajae), 2002.

2004

Korean Cultural Properties in the Collection of the Peter the Great Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography in Russia

(Reosia Pyoteureu Daeje Illyuhak Minjok Bangmulgwan Sojang Hanguk Munhwajae), 2004.

Korean Cultural Properties in the Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

(Miguk Boseuteon Misulgwan Sojang Hanguk Munhwajae), 2004.

2005

Korean Cultural Properties in the Okura Collection of the Tokyo National Museum

(Ilbon Dokyo Gungnip Bangmulgwan Sojang Ogura Keoleksyeon Hanguk Munhwajae), 2005.

2006

Korean Cultural Properties in the Collection of the Neiraku Museum in Japan

(Ilbon Neiraku Misulgwan Sojang Hanguk Munhwajae), 2006.

Korean Cultural Properties in the Collection of the Musee Nationale de Ceramique de Sevres

(Peurangseu Sebeureu Gungnip Doja Bangmulgwan Sojang Hanguk Munhwajae), 2006.

Korean Cultural Properties in the Collection of the Brooklyn Museum, US

(Miguk Beurukeullin Misulgwan Sojang Hanguk Munhwajae), 2006.

2007

Cologne

(Dogil Koelleun Dong-Asia Bangmulgwan Sojang Hanguk Munhwajae), 2007.

2008

Korean Cultural Properties in the Collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art,US

(Miguk Pilladelpia Misulgwan Sojang Hanguk Munhwajae), 2008.

2009

Korean Cultural Properties in the Collection of the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, US

(Miguk Konel Daehakgyo Heobeoteu Misulgwan Sojang Hanguk Munhwajae), 2009.

2010

Korean Cultural Properties in the Collection of the Bunka Gakuen Costume Museum, Japan

(Ilbon Munhwa Hagwon Boksik Bangmulgwan Sojang Hanguk Munhwajae), 2010.

Korean Cultural Properties in the Collection of the Honolulu Academy of Arts, US

(Miguk Honollullu Akademi Misulgwan Sojang Hanguk Munhwajae), 2010.

2011

Korean Cultural Assets in the Museum of Yale University

2012

Korean Cultural Heritage Items kept by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Korean Cultural Heritage Items kept by the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art

Korean Cultural Heritage Items kept by the Kyushu Ceramic Museum in Saga Prefecture, Japan

2013

Korean Art Collection GRASSI Museum für Völkerkunde zu Leipzig

Korean Art Collection Victoria and Albert Museum

2014

Korean Art Collection GRASSI Museum für Völkerkunde zu Leipzig

Korean Art Collection Victoria and Albert Museum