South Korea's New President Has Ordered a $3.7 Billion Investment in the Arts to Make the Country Even More 'Culturally Attractive' | Artnet News

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South Korea’s new president has ordered a $3.7 billion investment in the arts to make the country even more 'culturally attractive':

that state-owned art collections, such as the 23,000 works amassed by the late Samsung Group chair Lee Kun-hee, should be make available to the public via nationwide tours.

People line up to visit the main office building of Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul, South Korea, June 8, 2022. The country’s former presidential office Cheong Wa Dae or the Blue House has been open to the public since May 10. According to the Cultural Heritage Administration, about 620,000 successful applicants toured the vast compound. Photo by Wang Yiliang/Xinhua via Getty Images., the former presidential site in Seoul also known as Cheong Wa Dae, into a cultural complex.

“It will be operated like the Palace of Versailles in France,” said culture minister Park, who was formerly a journalist for 40 years, stressing that the site will never become a “playground” for people to eat and drink in order to maintain respect for the cultural heritage of the Blue House. In addition, to the government setting aside 4.8 trillion won for the next five years to back the Korean cultural content industry, which makes $11.9 billion in exports, plans are in place to support 10,000 creative talents over the next three years.. “Under President Yoon Suk-yeol’s government, we attempt to become a culturally attractive country and the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism will take the lead in making that possible.

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Sounds nice but my friend in Korea says not so much.

Ah yes, a man of culture

Obviously a very intelligent man!

Please end the DogMeatTrade

This would look beautiful as a statue in Seoul!

PoltclCassandra more k-dramas for u!

This would be perfect

They can have this for .7

Investment in Art but Tattoos are still frowned upon.

Will botox be involved

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Good idea.

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