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South Korea is planning on reopening its public museums and galleries after closing them in mid-August due to a second wave of COVID-19. On Sept. 25, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) announced that a total of 34 cultural institutions such as the National Museum of Korea and the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art will be reopening starting Sept. 28, just before the upcoming Chuseok holiday. In light of this development, the exhibition “The New National Treasures of Korea 2017-2019,” co-organized by the MCST and the Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA), will be held until Oct. 11. Institutions such as the Gyeongju National Museum and the Jeju National Museum, however, will remain closed at the request of respective local governments. The National Palace Museum of Korea and the Korean Empire Gallery, which are administered by the CHA, will also remain closed. The photo shows an exhibit from “The New National Treasures of Korea 2017-2019,” which was shut down in mid-August due to a spike in COVID-19 cases. (by Roh Hyung-suk, culture correspondent; photo provided by

National Museum of Korea)