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Museum chief resigns over misattributed work

You Hong-june, director of the National Museum of Korea, resigned Wednesday over controversy surrounding the display of a misattributed calligraphic work from his private collection, which was also linked to a pro-Japanese collaborator. The resignation came after he offered to step down earlier in the day, with multiple outlets reporting the sequence of events.

  1. National museum chief resigns over misattributed work from private collection Korea Times · 2026-10-21
  2. National museum chief offers to resign over misattributed work from private collection Korea Times · 2026-10-21
  3. Mired in Controversy, Yoo Hong-jun Resigns as National Museum of Korea Director KBS World · 2026-10-21
  4. (3rd LD) National museum chief resigns over misattributed work from private collection Yonhap · 2026-10-21

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