Chung Young Yang Embroidery Museum, Seoul

The Chung Young Yang Embroidery Museum, Seoul, Korea. The Chung Young Yang Embroidery Museum, Seoul, Korea.

The Chung Young Yang Embroidery Museum is an educational, exhibition and research facility dedicated to embroidery and the textile arts, especially those from East Asia. The museum is part of Sookmyung Women’s University, Seoul, Korea. The university was established in 1907 by the then Korean royal family. The Museum was established by Dr. CHUNG Young Yang and opened in May 2004.

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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