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Announced · Opens 1 Oct 2026

Korea

The Cleveland Museum of Art — Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund

Korea opens at British Museum, London, United Kingdom, on October 1, 2026 and runs to January 31, 2027.

Last verified September 12, 2026 · Official source ↗

A major exhibition presenting 2,000 years of Korean creativity through works spanning from around 300 BC to the present day. It features sculpture, painting and decorative arts drawn almost exclusively from the National Museum of Korea's 2021 bequest of Samsung Chairman Lee Kun-Hee's collection, many never before displayed in the UK.

Venue

  1. British Museum
    London, United Kingdom · October 1, 2026 – January 31, 2027
    Opens 1 Oct

Images

A tall white porcelain jar painted in cobalt blue with a coiling dragon chasing a flaming pearl among stylised clouds.

Jar with dragon design, Korea, Joseon dynasty, 1700s

The Cleveland Museum of Art — Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund · Source ↗

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