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 Ministry of Culture has announced it will conduct a comprehensive review of the former National Museum of Korea's chief executive, You Hong-june, who resigned following a controversy over a misattributed calligraphy piece. You stepped down this week after the museum displayed the calligraphy as the work of a Korean independence activist, when it was later found to be from You's personal collection and from a known pro-Japanese collaborator during Korea's Japanese colonial rule (1910-1945).
Culture Minister Chae Hwi-young told a lawmaker, "The incident has damaged the reputation and public trust the museum has built over the years. The ministry will seek to restore public confidence through a rigorous investigation." The audit will not only examine potential abuse of authority by the former director but also scrutinize all procedures involved in the management and authentication of the disputed exhibit.
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