New ‘Korea Museum’ packed with Chinese artifacts sparks backlash
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New ‘Korea Museum’ packed with Chinese artifacts sparks backlash

April 21, 2026
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A new museum set to open in Seoul’s Eunpyeong-gu came under fire after advertising itself as the Korea Museum despite prominently featuring Chinese artifacts. The controversy was sparked by a post on Karrot, South Korea’s largest neighborhood-based secondhand marketplace platform, questioning the identity of the museum in Eunpyeong Hanok Village. “I’m curious about the identity of this new museum in Eunpyeong Hanok Village,” the post read.

New ‘Korea Museum’ packed with Chinese artifacts sparks backlash

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