The MFA’s Korean Art Collection and Hallyu! @mfaboston

Uploaded May 2024 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

“Hallyu! The Korean Wave” features several works from the MFA’s permanent collection of Korean art—a lesser-known area of the Museum’s holdings, but among the largest and finest in America, with strengths in Buddhist paintings, metalwork, and ceramics. Take a sweeping look at the MFA’s collection of Korean art and discover how Korean history and tradition has inspired the country’s creative industries today.

Christina Yu Yu, Matsutaro Shoriki Chair, Art of Asia

Wednesday, April 3, 2024

See "Hallyu! The Korean Wave" at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: mfa.org/exhibition/hallyu-the-korean-wave

The MFA’s Korean Art Collection and Hallyu!

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