Unraveling the journey of Hanbok through film

The Madison Art Collection is celebrating the successful exhibition opening and closing of their Korean textile exhibition, Hanbok Saenghwal: Korean Fashion Then and Now.

To capture the journey of the exhibit, the Lisanby Museum, created a 29-minute film The Creation of Hanbok Saenghwal: Korean Fashion Then and Now produced and shot by graduate student, Mariam Ismail. Ginny Soenksen, director of the Madison Art Collection and Lisanby Museum, said “It’s amazing to preserve a temporary exhibition like this, and we plan to make it available on our e-museum as part of the online exhibition library.”

The art of hanbok (Korean traditional dress) spans hundreds of years. Its history is marked by innumerable changes due to transformations in fashion, society, and the nation itself. Hanbok Saenghwal – the practice of making, wearing, and enjoying hanbok – is designed as a National Intangible Cultural Heritage due to the mastery of tailoring, weaving, and decorative techniques required of artisans.

Creation of Hanbok Saenghwal: Korean Fashion Then and Now is now available on the JMU Lisanby Museum website; with the hope of having an on-campus screening of the film on a future date.

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