SEOUL, Dec. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA) said Wednesday it published a catalog book on the collection donated by late Samsung Group Chairman Lee Kun-hee after two years of thorough research. The book contains information on the 1,494 artworks donated by the late businessman’s family in 2021, [...]
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 [...]