The museum houses an extensive collection of embroidered and woven textiles dating from the fourth century BC to the present day. It is particularly strong in East Asian costume and decorative textiles and includes a range of embroidered items, from wedding garments to table coverings. The museum places an emphasis on the technical and artistic skills of embroiderers (past and present) and the cultural and social roles played by embroidery and embroiderers.
Address: Chung Young Yang Embroidery Museum, Sookmyung Women’s University, Seoul, 53-12 Chungpa-dong 2-ga, Yongsan-ku, Korea
Digital source (retrieved 30th March 2016).
Film (retrieved 30th March 2016).
Digital source of illustration (retrieved 25th May 2016).
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