Why NOW picked itA good weekend stop if you want to make something with mother-of-pearl or hanji. Sessions run Fri–Sun from 10 a.m., 50 minutes each, with a break from noon to 1 p.m. Sunday Oct. 25 is the last day; call 02-6358-5533 to check for space.
Fifty minutes of sticking mother-of-pearl or folding hanji paper in a hanok courtyard: this weekend is the last chance. The Namsangol Hanok Village craft sessions have run since April 3 and end on Sunday, Oct. 25.
Fridays to Sundays, from 10 a.m.
The sessions run Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Each lasts 50 minutes, there are six a day, and everything pauses for lunch from noon to 1 p.m.
Today is Friday, so three days are left.
A sandy path between a stone wall and hanok buildings
Pick your craft, from needlework to sweets
On Friday to Sunday you can choose among needlework, bojagi wrapping-cloth craft, mother-of-pearl craft, hanji paper craft, Korean dessert making and ornament making. The organiser notes that programmes can change depending on the supply of materials.
Tea-ceremony etiquette classes run separately on Tuesday to Thursday, for groups of 10 or more.
Fees vary, and the phone is the booking line
Fees and age limits differ by programme. Call 02-6358-5533 with questions; groups of 10 or more book on 02-6358-5538. No online booking method is listed, so ask by phone whether your time slot has space.
A courtyard with pines and hanok eaves
A short walk from Chungmuro Exit 4
The village is about 307 m from Exit 4 of Chungmuro Station (Lines 3 and 4). Entry to the village is free and it is closed on Mondays.
After your session you can simply wander the lanes between the five hanok.
The dancheong-painted gate sign of Namsangol Hanok Village (taken April 2024; not a photo of this programme). Photo by Mobius6, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
A lane between hanok walls and wooden-floored halls inside the village (taken April 2024; not a photo of this programme). Photo by Mobius6, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
A courtyard with hanok eaves and pines inside the village (taken April 2024; not a photo of this programme). Photo by Mobius6, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons