‘Korean National Treasures’ exhibit at the Art Institute spans 2,000 years of art. Here are 5 artworks to see

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Original Load Date March 27, 2026, 7:01 a.m.
Last Updated March 27, 2026, 7:01 a.m.
Original URL https://www.wbez.org/arts/2026/03/27/korean-national-treasures-exhibit-art-institute-of-chicago-yeonsoo-chee

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In April 2021, the Lee family of Samsung Electronics fame announced a bequest of its enormous private collection of art to the South Korean government. Just four months after the announcement, Yeonsoo Chee, the associate curator of Korean art at the Art Institute of Chicago, approached the Korean go...