Samsung's late billionaire founder Lee Kun-hee's vast art collection is becoming South Korea's cultural soft power, with exhibitions drawing tens of thousands of visitors worldwide. The Samsung family is simultaneously completing a multi-billion-dollar inheritance tax settlement, integrating the collection into public institutions.
·Lee Kun-hee's art collection is touring internationally with first overseas exhibition exceeding 15,000 visitors in one month
·Samsung Art Store unveils 20 pieces from the collection as part of broader cultural strategy
·Samsung family nears completion of $7.95 billion inheritance tax payments to South Korean government
·Collection spans 2,000 years of Korean art and national treasures now being positioned as export of soft power
drawn from Korea JoongAng Daily, CNN, Samsung Global Newsroom, The Art Institute of Chicago · updated 11h ago