This 2-hour workshop takes place at Gamseong Minhwa Institute near Gongdeok Station in Mapo-gu, Seoul. With a jinchae painting artist, you paint traditional Korean minhwa on a silk fan. You learn how to build up color with traditional mineral and shell-based pigments such as layered coloring, hobun, and yeonji, and hear about the meaning behind motifs such as peonies and lotus flowers. There is a beginner lotus course and an advanced peony course, and you can take your finished fan home. No painting experience is needed, and groups are limited to 6 people.

Paint a traditional silk fan
at a minhwa studio near Gongdeok Station

In this 2-hour experience at Gamseong Minhwa Institute on the 20th floor of Masters Tower in Mapo-gu, you paint traditional Korean minhwa on a silk fan with jinchae artist Ihwa. The class is taught in Korean and English, and groups are limited to 6 people.

Choose between a beginner lotus course and an advanced peony course. No painting experience is needed, and the fan, pigments, brushes, and palette are all provided.

Learn to build up color with jinchae pigments

You learn the basics of minhwa with traditional mineral and shell-based pigments such as layered coloring, hobun (clam shell powder), and yeonji (red pigment). The artist guides you through the parts beginners find hardest, from mixing colors to the angle of each brushstroke.

Hear the meaning behind peonies and lotus flowers

You also learn about the cultural symbolism of classic motifs such as peonies and lotus flowers, and the role fans played in daily life and royal ceremonies in the Joseon era.

Finish your own silk fan and take it home

By the end of the session, you complete your own hand-painted silk fan. You can take it home as a souvenir or a gift.

• Please check your mobile voucher in your email or the WAUG app.

• Please come to Gamseong Minhwa Institute at the meeting point below at your booked time.

• The voucher is valid only on the selected date and time.

Meeting Point:
Gamseong Minhwa Institute (Masters Tower, 20th Floor, Room 2007)
Masters Tower, 20F, Room 2007, 553 Dohwa-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul

Meeting Point Guide:
It is about a 5-minute walk from Gongdeok Station Exit 1, on the 20th floor of Masters Tower right next to Shilla Stay Mapo.

Cancellation & Refund

• You can cancel up to 24 hours before the activity date for a full refund.

Participation Restrictions

• Smoking, being under the influence of alcohol, alcohol and drugs, and making noise are not allowed.

• This is a small-group class limited to 6 participants.

On-site Information

• The class takes about 2 hours and is taught in Korean and English.

• No previous painting experience is needed, and all materials are provided.

• It suits individuals, couples, and small groups.

• The venue is wheelchair accessible.