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Korea Heritage Service, five museums team up for 'Joseon Dynasty Heritage Project'

Published: 18 Jun. 2024, 14:25

YIM SEUNG-HYE
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From left, Director Jeong Yong-jae of the National Palace Museum of Korea, Christoph Heinrich, director of the Denver Art Museum, Sooa Im McCormick, a curator at the Cleveland Museum of Art, Jeon Seung-chang, director of the Amorepacific Museum of Art, and Kang Myung-ho, director of the Gyeonggi Ceramic Museum, pose for a photograph at the National Palace Museum of Korea on Tuesday after signing a memorandum of understanding on mutual cooperation for the "Joseon Dynasty Heritage Project." [KHS]

Korean cosmetics giant Amore Pacific's Amorepacific Museum of Art, along with four other museums in Korea and the United States, signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on Tuesday with the Korea Heritage Service (KHS) for the country’s “Joseon Dynasty Heritage Project.”

The three-year project aims to help institutions from both countries that have accumulated research achievements over many years on the cultural heritage of the royal court of the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) to mutually collaborate.

Jeon Seung-chang, director of the Amorepacific Museum of Art; Jeong Yong-jae, director of the National Palace Museum of Korea; Christoph Heinrich, director of the Denver Art Museum; Sooa Im McCormick, a curator at the Cleveland Museum of Art; and Kang Myung-ho, director of Gyeonggi Ceramic Museum gathered at the National Palace Museum of Korea in central Seoul to sign the agreement Tuesday, the KHS said the same day.

Under the agreement, the institutions will maintain a cooperative relationship for the next three years to hold exhibitions, educational programs like visits to the royal kiln site in Gwangju, engage in joint research, organize events and issue publications. The agreement will also facilitate inter-organizational support including the sharing of material and human resources.

The collaboration aims to help “both Korean and international audiences to enjoy the cultural heritage of the Joseon royal court,” according to the KHS.

Amore Pacific has been active in promoting “the beauty of Korean art and cultural heritage” both home and abroad through its museum. Since 2011, it has sponsored the purchase of contemporary Korean works for the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and supported the preservation of old Korean paintings in the British Museum’s collection since 2018.

“We will continue to contribute to the preservation and transmission of Korea’s traditional culture and heritage and will cooperate with various organizations, both home and abroad, to promote its beauty to the world,” said Amore Pacific in a news release.

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