Korean celadon and Buddhist paintings on exhibit in Seoul
THE KOREAN TIMES
By Kwon Mee-yoo
SOUTH KOREA -- Korean celadon and Buddhist paintings, housed in museums overseas, have returned home temporarily for a special exhibition, “Korean Art from the United States,” at the National Museum of Korea in Yongsan, Seoul. The National Museum borrowed a total of 86 artifacts from nine museums in the U.S. — the Honolulu Museum of Art; Brooklyn Museum; Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; Asian Art Museum, San Francisco; Philadelphia Museum of Art; Cleveland Museum of Art; Metropolitan Museum of Art; and Harvard Art Museums / Arthur M. Sackler Museum. [link]
National Museum of Korea: "Korean Art from the United States” (Ends Aug. 5), Yongsan, Seoul (02) 2077-9000 or visit www.museum.go.kr.
By Kwon Mee-yoo
National Museum of Korea: "Korean Art from the United States” (Ends Aug. 5), Yongsan, Seoul (02) 2077-9000 or visit www.museum.go.kr.
