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Lotte Department Store Opens National Museum of Korea Pop-Up

Lotte Department Store Opens National Museum of Korea Pop-Up

SEOUL, May 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Lotte Department Store said Monda it will open a pop-up store showcasing a variety of merchandise from the National Museum of Korea. The pop-up store will be located in one of the basement levels of the department store’s Myeongdong branch. It will offer approximately 200 different kinds of merchandise [...]

Jinju Museum Gains Popularity Through YouTube Contents

Jinju Museum Gains Popularity Through YouTube Contents

JINJU, May 15 (Korea Bizwire) — A museum in the southeastern city of Jinju is gaining popularity among military enthusiasts after videos posted on YouTube received a positive response. The Jinju National Museum specializes in the history of Japan’s Invasion of Korea (1592-1598) and has been running a YouTube series called “Firepower Joseon” for two [...]

Busan Museum to Host Exhibition Featuring Collaboration Between Artist and Children

Busan Museum to Host Exhibition Featuring Collaboration Between Artist and Children

BUSAN, May 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The Busan Museum of Art in Busan has announced that it will host a participatory exhibition in the Children’s Gallery, featuring a collaboration between an artist and children from Thursday until Dec. 17. The exhibition will display 12 new artworks by the artist Kim Hong-seok and will be held [...]

S. Korea Opens New Museum Dedicated to History of Gov’t-in-exile

S. Korea Opens New Museum Dedicated to History of Gov’t-in-exile

SEOUL, March 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea on Tuesday opened a Seoul museum memorializing its provisional government at the forefront of the country’s independence fight against Japan’s 1910-45 colonial rule. The launch of the National Memorial of the Korean Provisional Government coincided with the 103rd anniversary of the March 1 Independence Movement, a watershed [...]

Pritzker Military Museum & Library Announces Finalists in International Design Competition for the Cold War Veterans Memorial

Pritzker Military Museum & Library Announces Finalists in International Design Competition for the Cold War Veterans Memorial

Somers, Wisconsin, Sept. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — In April 2021, the Pritzker Military Museum & Library, located in Chicago, launched an international competition for the new Cold War Veterans Memorial to be built in Somers, Wisconsin. After reviewing an impressive number of inspiring design concepts, four finalists have been selected to advance to Stage II of [...]