President Yoon Appoints Yoon Seong-yong, Former Director of the Folk Museum, as Director of the National Museum of Korea

Yoon Sung-yong, Head of the Curatorial Research Office at the National Museum of Korea. Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Heeyoon] On the 14th, President Yoon Seok-yeol announced appointments of vice-minister level officials including the Director of the National Museum of Korea.

According to the Presidential Office, Yoon Seong-yong, the Chief Curator of the National Museum of Korea, was appointed as the Director of the National Museum of Korea.

Director Yoon graduated from Kyungpook National University (Department of History) and completed a master's degree at the same university's graduate school, and also completed doctoral coursework.

Director Yoon served as a curator, senior curator, and head of the Children's Museum team at the National Museum of Korea, as well as the Chief Curator of the National Daegu Museum, and previously served as the Director of the National Folk Museum of Korea. His published papers include "Artifacts of the Seokgatap Pagoda at Bulguksa Temple," "Development and Utilization of Educational Programs at National Museums," "History and Culture of Goguryeo," and "Korean Culture Seen Through Museum Exhibits."

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