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New Palace Museum Branch Planned Near Royal Tombs in Hwaseong

SEOUL, Dec. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — The National Palace Museum of Korea will build its first branch in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province, with completion targeted for 2030, to showcase royal heritage from the Joseon Dynasty and the Korean Empire, officials said Thursday. The museum said it will sign a memorandum of understanding at Hwaseong City Hall [...]

Overseas-based Korean Artworks Displayed After Restoration at Home

SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — A dozen Korean traditional artworks from the Joseon-era traveled from around the world back home for restoration and exhibition, a heritage agency said Monday. An exhibition under way at the National Palace Museum in the front yard of Gyeongbok Palace in central Seoul brings together 12 rare ink paintings [...]