Actress Song Hye-kyo joins forces with Professor Seo Kyung-deok to donate Korean language guides to famous American art museums.
On the 11th, Professor Seo Gyeong-deok took a selfie with Song Hye-kyo and said, "For the past 12 years, together with Hye-kyo, we have donated Korean guides, Korean signboards, relief works, etc. to 33 historic sites of the Korean independence movement remaining around the world." I posted a post.
He continued, “But the first thing we agreed to do was donate Korean-language guides to famous art galleries and museums around the world,” starting with the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York, the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, and the Royal Ontario Museum (Canada’s largest museum). ROM) and the Brooklyn Museum in New York.”
He also announced that he would be donating a Korean-language guide to another famous art museum in the United States. He said, “I will tell you exactly where it is after the Korean guide is provided soon.”
Professor Seo Kyeong-deok said about the reason for making the donation, "When I go to famous art galleries and museums around the world, there are always guides in English, Spanish, German, Chinese, Japanese, etc., but my pride was hurt because there was no guide in Korean." .
Below is the full text of Professor Seo Kyung-deok's article.
It's been a while since I took a selfie with Hye-kyo... But what did I eat to make my face so big? Haha
Anyway, over the past 12 years, together with Hye-kyo, we have donated Korean guides, Korean signboards, relief works, etc. to 33 historic sites of the Korean independence movement around the world.
However, the first thing we did together was to donate Korean language guides to famous art galleries and museums around the world.
Starting with the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York, USA, we have donated it to the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM), Canada's largest museum, and the Brooklyn Museum in New York.
So, we came together again and donated a Korean-language guide to another famous art museum in the United States.
Anyway, after the Korean guide is provided soon, I will tell you exactly where it is~^^
Actually, the reason why I started this work was that when I went to famous art galleries and museums around the world, they always had guides in English, Spanish, German, Chinese, Japanese, etc., but my pride was a little hurt because there were no guides in Korean.
If so, I decided to take the initiative and create a Korean voice service at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Later, I met Hye-kyo and we were able to work together for a long time.
Anyway, the collaboration ‘planned by Seo Kyung-deok and sponsored by Song Hye-kyo’ will continue in the future. Now, we will work hard to find places that do not have Korean language services beyond the Americas and into Europe. Please always support us!
Ten Asia Reporter Kim Seo-yoon seogugu@tenasia.co.kr