Seoul
Korea
Operator: EFEO
Established: 1994
Premises: Korea University

Head: Elisabeth Chabanol

Asiatic Research Centre
Korean University
Songbuk-ku
Seoul 136-701
Republic of Korea
Tel +82 2 921 45 26
Fax +82 2 953 23 86
elisabeth.chabanol@efeo.net

Seoul

The Centre emphasizes research programmes in art history, archaeology and the preservation of the Korean national heritage, in cooperation with both local institutions (Korean National Museum, the Korean National Library) and European specialists, and extending to sites in North Korea (Kaesong).

Principal activities

  • Archaeological study of funerary practices of northeastern Asia
  • History, archaeology, and art history of the Kaeseong site in the People's Democratic Republic of Korea
  • History of Korean Studies in France