Seoul Museum of Craft Art Colorful Craft Guide: Free Workshops Linked to The Hybrid Exhibition

Seoul Museum of Craft Art’s Colorful Craft program is a free, five-part public program running from May to July 2026 around the theme of color and light in craft. The most search-relevant part for visitors is its connection to The Hybrid Exhibition, especially the Imperial Blue and Imperial Gold workshops scheduled from May 2 to July 25, 2026.¹²

The museum has said the overall Colorful Craft program will be offered 28 times for up to 750 participants, with no participation fee.¹ That makes this guide most useful for readers deciding what the program is, how it connects to the exhibition, and what confirmed dates and formats are available from the published information.

Seoul Museum of Craft Art Colorful Craft: What Is Confirmed

Colorful Craft is not a single exhibition. It is a set of five programs operated by Seoul Museum of Craft Art from May through July 2026, built around the visual qualities of craft: color and light.¹ The lineup includes workshops connected to The Hybrid Exhibition, an exploration program linked to the Kwon Soon-hyung donation special exhibition Saegyuman-gae, and children’s museum workshops.¹²

The most clearly dated Colorful Craft programs in the source material are the Imperial Blue and Imperial Gold workshops. These are tied to the Korea-France diplomatic relations 140th anniversary exhibition The Hybrid and run from May 2 to July 25, 2026.² A separate report on the museum’s special exhibitions also identified the same May 2 to July 25 period for experience programs connected with the exhibitions.³

For planning purposes, readers should separate three layers of information. First, Colorful Craft is the visitor program umbrella. Second, The Hybrid is the major exhibition connection for the Imperial Blue and Imperial Gold workshops. Third, not every included program has a full schedule in the provided source material, so readers should rely only on the confirmed names, periods, and participation details above when making plans.

Kim Soo-jung, director of Seoul Museum of Craft Art, described the Colorful Craft program as having been planned “to share the beauty of color and light in craft.”¹ That framing explains why the museum is pairing exhibition viewing with hands-on or guided program formats rather than presenting Colorful Craft as a standalone display.

How The Hybrid Exhibition Fits Into the Program

The Hybrid Exhibition is officially described by Seoul Museum of Craft Art as a planned exhibition marking the 140th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Korea and France. It focuses on Korean craft objects that moved to France and highlights “hybrid craft” formed at the boundary of tradition and modernity, East and West.⁴

The exhibition period is April 28 to July 26, 2026, and the venue is Exhibition Building 1, 3rd floor, at Seoul Museum of Craft Art.⁴ Because the Imperial Blue and Imperial Gold workshops run from May 2 to July 25, they sit almost entirely inside the exhibition period, making them practical add-ons for visitors who want a more active program alongside exhibition viewing.²⁴

The exhibition also has a specific historical angle. News reports describe The Hybrid as dealing with cultural exchange through craft after the 1886 establishment of Korea-France diplomatic relations.³ Korea JoongAng Daily reported that the exhibition gathered 24 European-held items, including 23 from France and one from Germany, and described related objects such as diplomatic gifts from King Gojong, ceramics connected to the 1900 Paris Exposition, and imperial clothing linked to Andongbyeolgung Palace.⁵

There is a small difference in the reported object count across the available sources: Korea JoongAng Daily reported 24 European-held items, while NewsPim reported 25 overseas-held items, including 23 French items.⁵³ For visitors, the practical takeaway is consistent: The Hybrid brings together overseas-held Korean craft objects, with France forming the main international collection context.

Other Confirmed Programs and Visitor Notes

Colorful Craft also includes programming tied to the Kwon Soon-hyung donation special exhibition Saegyuman-gae and workshops at the Children’s Museum.¹² The provided source material does not list the full schedule, age rules, booking method, or detailed content for each of those programs, so those details should not be assumed.

One additional confirmed event connected to The Hybrid is the 2026 SeMoCA Craft Lecture #2, titled Time of the Korean Empire and Craft. Seoul Culture Portal lists the lecture for May 9, 2026, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the auditorium on the 1st floor of the Education Building at Seoul Museum of Craft Art. The speaker is Choi Gong-ho, former professor at Korea National University of Cultural Heritage.⁶

That lecture is structured as a 50-minute lecture, 30-minute question-and-answer session, and 30-minute exhibition tour. It is free and limited to 80 participants on a first-come, first-served basis.⁶ This makes it a more fixed, capacity-limited option than the broader Colorful Craft umbrella, which is described overall as 28 sessions for up to 750 people.¹

For readers building a visit plan, the strongest confirmed route is to treat The Hybrid as the exhibition anchor, then look for linked participation opportunities such as Imperial Blue, Imperial Gold, or the May 9 craft lecture if the date and capacity fit. The confirmed exhibition location is Exhibition Building 1, 3rd floor, while the May 9 lecture is listed separately in the Education Building auditorium.⁴⁶

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