Culture ministry to audit ex-museum chief over misattributed calligraphy
The culture minister said Friday his ministry will conduct a thorough audit of the former National Museum of Korea chief who resigned over the museum's controversial display of a misattributed calligraphic work from his private collection. You Hong-june stepped down earlier this week after the museum wrongly displayed the calligraphy in an exhibition as the work of a Korean independence activist.…
The culture minister announced on Friday that his ministry will conduct a comprehensive audit of the former National Museum of Korea director who resigned following a controversy surrounding a misattributed calligraphic work from his personal collection. You Hong-june resigned earlier this week after the museum displayed the calligraphy as the work of a Korean independence activist, which was later discovered to be from You's collection and a pro-Japanese collaborator during Japan's colonial rule of Korea from 1910 to 1945.
Culture Minister Chae Hwi-young expressed concern about the damage the incident has caused to the museum's reputation and public trust during a parliamentary audit. The ministry aims to restore confidence through a thorough investigation, which will not only examine the alleged abuse of authority by the former director but also scrutinize all procedures related to the management and authentication of the disputed exhibit. Chae added that the audit will be extensive.
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