National Museum of Korea Director Scrutinized After Loaning Museum Misattributed Work from Private Collection

The director of the National Museum of Korea, You Hong-june, has come under scrutiny after the institution pulled an object from his private collection from its current exhibition, according to South Korean English language newspaper Korea JoongAng Daily. Initially attributed to an independence activist, the piece was later identified as a work by a pro-Japanese collaborator.You has exhibited and donated other items in his collection since he took office in 2025, and the incident has sparked que