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Late Samsung Chairman’s Vast Art Trove Open for Public View

SEOUL, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Two national museums simultaneously kicked off exhibitions highlighting works from late Samsung Chairman Lee Kun-hee’s massive art collection Wednesday, allowing the public to take a peek at Korean masterpieces of various eras and formats. “A Great Cultural Legacy: Masterpieces from the Bequest of the Late Samsung Chairman Lee Kun-hee” [...]

Nat’l Treasures, Masterpieces Among Late Samsung Chairman’s Art Collection to be Donated

SEOUL, April 28 (Korea Bizwire) – The vast art collection that heirs of the country’s biggest conglomerate Samsung pledged to donate has turned out to be a treasure trove of national treasures and masterpieces by renowned artists here and abroad. Late Samsung Group chief Lee Kun-hee’s family on Wednesday announced that they would pay more than [...]