National Museum of Korea to broadcast special exhibition on late Samsung chairman Lee Kun-hee

▲ Visitors view Joseon era painter Jeong Seon's "Clearing after Rain on Mount Inwang" at the exhibition "A Great Cultural Legacy: Masterpieces from the Bequest of the Late Samsung Chairman Lee Kun-hee" at the National Museum of Korea in Seoul on July 20, 2021. (Yonhap)

SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- A special exhibition titled, "A Great Cultural Legacy: Masterpieces from the Bequest of the Late Samsung Chairman Lee, Kun-hee" will be broadcast on Naver TV at 7 p.m. on Aug. 12, according to the National Museum of Korea on Tuesday.

The exhibition will introduce 45 luxury goods (including 28 national treasures), which were selected to represent a certain time period or genre out of 9,797 goods and 21,600 items donated to the National Museum of Korea by Chairman Lee Kun-hee's bereaved family.

The broadcast on Naver TV is designed for those who have difficulty visiting the exhibition offline due to Level 4 social distancing measures for COVID-19.

The live commentary will be done by Lee Soo-kyung, who is in charge of the exhibition, as well as researcher and broadcaster Jin Yang-hye.

During the broadcast, the curators in charge will answer any questions through the live comments.

For more information, visit the National Museum of Korea's Naver Blog (https://blognaver.com/100museum/222462703452). The broadcast can be played again after it has finished.

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