Budapest Night Illuminated by 1,400 Jinju Silk Lanterns
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Budapest Night Illuminated by 1,400 Jinju Silk Lanterns
> Showcasing the light of Korean tradition through more than 1,400 Jinju silk lanterns
> Traditional lantern-making experience and social media event draw some 8,000 visitors over two months
Amid a European heat wave with temperatures soaring above 40 degrees Celsius, the Korean Cultural Center in Hungary lit up Budapest with the light of Korean tradition. The exhibition, “Korea’s Light - Jinju Silk Lanterns,” opened on June 19 and will continue through September 4.
Organized as part of the 2026 Touring K-Arts project promoted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korean Foundation for International Cultural Exchange (KOFICE), the exhibition also participated in Night of Museums, a cultural event held across Hungary, and received an enthusiastic response from local audiences.
Organized as part of the 2026 Touring K-Arts project promoted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korean Foundation for International Cultural Exchange (KOFICE), the exhibition also participated in Night of Museums, a cultural event held across Hungary, and received an enthusiastic response from local audiences.
Traditional performance held during Night of Museums
Local residents taking part
in a lantern-making experience
in a lantern-making experience
The fantastic exhibition space created by more than 1,400 silk lanterns welcomed around 700 visitors on Night of Museums alone. Since the exhibition opened, approximately 8,000 people have visited over two months, recording the highest attendance of any exhibition held by the Korean Cultural Center in Hungary. Local media also praised the exhibition for beautifully reinterpreting the history of traditional Korean silk and floating lanterns in a contemporary way.
The exhibition also offered a hands-on program where visitors could make traditional Korean lanterns themselves, along with a social media event encouraging them to share the colorful scenes of the exhibition.
The exhibition also offered a hands-on program where visitors could make traditional Korean lanterns themselves, along with a social media event encouraging them to share the colorful scenes of the exhibition.
Enikő visiting the exhibition with her daughter
Enikő, who learned about the exhibition through social media and visited the Korean Cultural Center in Hungary with her daughter, said that as soon as she entered the exhibition hall, she could not take her eyes off the beauty of the silk lanterns and felt as if she had come to Korea.
The exhibition also led to greater interest in the Korean language. Enikő shared her hope that when her daughter becomes old enough to study Korean at a KSI, they would like to learn it together.
The exhibition also led to greater interest in the Korean language. Enikő shared her hope that when her daughter becomes old enough to study Korean at a KSI, they would like to learn it together.
Edina taking a commemorative photo with her family at the exhibition
Edina, who is studying Korean at KSI Korean Cultural Center in Hungary, also returned to the exhibition with her husband and niece. Her husband András admired the beautiful color combinations of the silk lanterns, while her niece Gerda showed interest in the history behind the Jinju lanterns and said she wanted to learn more about Korean history.
The visitors’ interest, first sparked by the colors and light of the Jinju silk lanterns, grew into curiosity about Korean history and culture. Some visitors expressed interest in learning Korean at a KSI. After the exhibition in Hungary concludes, the Jinju silk lanterns that lit up Budapest are scheduled to meet local audiences in Poland as well.
The visitors’ interest, first sparked by the colors and light of the Jinju silk lanterns, grew into curiosity about Korean history and culture. Some visitors expressed interest in learning Korean at a KSI. After the exhibition in Hungary concludes, the Jinju silk lanterns that lit up Budapest are scheduled to meet local audiences in Poland as well.
Article by Park In-sun, Correspondent at KSI Budapest, Hungary
