The Korean Cultural Center Los Angeles (Director Haedon Lee) and the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art (Director Chase Robinson) successfully held a special lecture on the exhibition “Korean Treasures: Collected, Cherished, Shared” on Tuesday, November 18 at 11:00 a.m. in Ari Hall on the 3rd floor of KCCLA.

The event was attended by more than 60 distinguished guests from the Korean American cultural and arts community, including Chase Robinson, Director of the National Museum of Asian Art; Sunwoo Hwang, Assistant Curator of Korean Art and Culture; and Virginia Moon, Associate Curator of Korean Art at LACMA.

Director Robinson emphasized that the exhibition represented “one of the largest Korean art projects recently presented in the United States” and expressed the significance of introducing it to the Korean American community in Los Angeles. He also stated, “Global interest in Korean art is growing rapidly, and the National Museum of Asian Art looks forward to collaborating with more communities and expanding Korean art and culture programs through close partnerships with the Korean American community in Los Angeles.”

Assistant Curator Sunwoo Hwang provided an overview of the exhibition’s planning, themes, structure, and representative works, offering attendees a deeper understanding of the show.

Meanwhile, “Korean Treasures: Collected, Cherished, Shared” is currently on view at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art in Washington, D.C. through February 1, 2026.