SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Nearly 100 artworks by masters of Western art will go on display at a Seoul national gallery later this week as part of a follow-up exposition of donations of late Samsung Chairman Lee Kun-hee. The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea (MMCA) said Tuesday the exhibit titled [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Some 90 artworks by the renowned Korean painter Lee Jung-seop will go on display at a Seoul national gallery later this week as part of the follow-up exposition of donations of late Samsung Chairman Lee Kun-hee. The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea (MMCA) said Wednesday that [...]
SEOUL, April 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Two national museums will open a joint exhibition of artworks donated by late Samsung Chairman Lee Kun-hee on Thursday in commemoration of the first anniversary of the donation. Co-hosted by the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea (MMCA), the exhibit, titled “A Collector’s Invitation,” will run till [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The envisioned establishment of a museum for the donated artworks of late Samsung Chairman Lee Kun-hee is expected to help transform the streets near its location in central Seoul into a major art district by attracting museum-goers and tourists. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said Tuesday it [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — The government said Tuesday it has chosen a site in Seoul’s Jongno Ward to build a museum for the donated artworks of late Samsung Chairman Lee Kun-hee. The 9,787-square-meter plot in Songhyeon-dong was chosen over a site in Yongsan Ward after deliberation by a committee handling Lee’s art donations [...]
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” [...]
SEOUL, July 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea on Wednesday unveiled a plan to build a museum dedicated to artworks donated by late Samsung Chairman Lee Kun-hee in the country’s capital after months of deliberation on its location. Under the plan announced during a news conference here, Culture Minister Hwang Hee said the government will [...]
SEOUL, May 24 (Korea Bizwire) — The government plans to make a decision by next month on the construction of a new museum to house donations from the late Samsung Chairman Lee Kun-hee’s vast art collection, officials at the culture ministry said Monday. Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Hwang Hee plans to announce details [...]
SEOUL, May 10 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean cities from Suwon to Busan are lining up to host a possible new museum for late Samsung Chairman Lee Kun-hee’s vast art collection, with many claiming to be the ideal spot because of their special ties to the Lee family. Samsung and the culture ministry announced April [...]
SEOUL, May 7 (Korea Bizwire) – A number of symbolic artworks by contemporary Korean masters are among the more than 1,000 pieces that the Samsung family recently decided to donate to the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA). Last week, heirs of the country’s biggest conglomerate Samsung pledged to donate part of late [...]