What occurs when CookieRun’s beloved characters are let unfastened within the coronary heart of Korea’s royal previous?
“CookieRun: In Search of Korea’s Misplaced Heritage” transforms Dondeokjeon Corridor at Deoksu Palace right into a playground the place animated cookies wander via the dramatic story of the Korean Empire. Mixing playful sport icons with actual historic artifacts, this particular exhibition, co-organized by the Korea Heritage Service and sport studio Devsisters, invitations guests to discover historical past via a mixture of curiosity, creativeness and nostalgia.
The present opens Dec. 9, aligning with Nationwide Heritage Day, and continues via March 1, 2026.
Guests take a look at a digital picture of Seoul that includes CookieRun characters on an LED display as a part of the “CookieRun: In Search of Korea’s Misplaced Heritage” exhibition at Dondeokjeon Corridor in Deoksu Palace, central Seoul, Dec. 8. Yonhap
“Deoksugung, The Emperor’s Imaginative and prescient Fulfilled” is an imagined drawing of Deoksu Palace with a two-story Junghwajeon Corridor and a Baroque-style backyard, aligning with the unique imaginative and prescient of the Korean Empire’s fundamental palace, then known as Gyeongun Palace. Courtesy of Korea Heritage Service and Devsisters
Cho Kil-hyeon, CEO of Devsisters, speaks at a press preview for “CookieRun: In Search of Korea’s Misplaced Heritage,” Dec. 8. By teaming up with the Korea Heritage Service, the sport developer hopes to spark wider curiosity in Korean historical past via the attraction of the CookieRun universe. Yonhap
A pyeongyeong, a standard Korean percussion instrument, created by a nationwide intangible cultural heritage holder bearing the picture of Ginger Courageous, a CookieRun character, is on show at “CookieRun: In Search of Korea’s Misplaced Heritage” exhibition, Dec. 8. Yonhap
A conventional fan crafted by a nationwide intangible cultural heritage grasp and that includes Wind Archer Cookie is on view at “CookieRun: In Search of Korea’s Misplaced Heritage” exhibition, Dec. 8. Yonhap
A customer views a portray that reimagines the fortieth anniversary ceremony of King Gojong’s enthronement with CookieRun characters throughout the “CookieRun: In Search of Korea’s Misplaced Heritage” exhibition, Dec. 8. Whereas King Gojong deliberate a Western-style celebration with fashionable diplomatic protocol in 1902, the occasion was canceled as a consequence of a plague and worldwide tensions. The paintings attracts inspiration from commemorative stamps, uigwe (royal protocol) and authentic blueprints. Yonhap
A customer takes a photograph of a replica of an official seal of the Korean Empire on show on the “CookieRun: In Search of Korea’s Misplaced Heritage” exhibition, Dec. 8. The unique nationwide seal, created in 1897 to mark the proclamation of the empire, was taken by Japanese authorities in 1911, returned in 1946, however misplaced once more throughout the 1950-53 Korean Warfare. Grasp jade artisan Kim Younger-hee, a nationwide intangible cultural heritage holder, crafted this duplicate, which Devsisters donated to Deoksu Palace. Yonhap
Reporters attend a press preview for the “CookieRun: In Search of Korea’s Misplaced Heritage” exhibition, Dec. 8. Guests can entry a free audio information, narrated by CookieRun characters in each Korean and English, by scanning a QR code. Courtesy of Korea Heritage Service
