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‘Lee Kun-hee Museum’ finds central Seoul home

The so-called Lee Kun-hee Museum will be built on a Songhyeon-dong site in central Seoul, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said on Tuesday. The site near the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA) and a site in Yongsan-gu...

2021.11.9

Seoul to be home to 'Lee Kun-hee Museum,' leaving provinces disappointed

A new national museum to house late Samsung Group Chairman Lee Kun-hee’s vast art collection donated to the nation will be established in central Seoul — at either a Songhyeon-dong site near the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art...

2021.7.7

Local governments vie for Lee Kun-hee museum that experts deem a bad idea

The race between local governments to set up a so-called “Lee Kun-hee Museum” in their regions is boiling over, even though the central government has not even confirmed whether a new separate museum will be established to house the extensive...