Masterpieces Including "Inwangjesaekdo" and "Ten Longevity Symbols"
Available to View Until January 2027
International Touring Exhibition by the National Museum of Korea
Samsung Electronics and the National Museum of Korea have made 20 pieces from the Lee Kun-hee Collection, currently on display at the Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art in the United States, available for free through the Samsung Art Store.
According to Samsung Electronics on December 18, these newly released masterpieces-such as "Inwang Jesaekdo," "Ten Longevity Symbols," and "Chuseongbudo"-can be enjoyed on the National Museum of Korea page within the Samsung Art Store. Through the release of the Lee Kun-hee Collection, Samsung Electronics and the National Museum of Korea aim to promote the excellence of traditional Korean art to Samsung consumers worldwide.
The Samsung Art Store is a service that presents high-quality artworks as vivid 4K images, allowing users to experience the sensation of visiting an art museum. Currently, it is available in 117 countries around the world. Samsung Electronics and the National Museum of Korea selected 20 pieces that are best appreciated on Samsung TVs and rendered them in high-resolution 4K images. The newly released "Lee Kun-hee Collection" includes: the iconic Korean landscape painting "Inwang Jesaekdo" (National Treasure No. 216); "Ten Longevity Symbols," which symbolizes wishes for health and longevity; "Chuseongbudo" by Danwon Kim Hongdo, a representative painter of the Joseon Dynasty; and "Irwol Oakdo," a royal court painting symbolizing the Joseon royal family.
You can enjoy the Ten Longevity Symbols from the Lee Kun-hee Collection through the Samsung Electronics Samsung Art Store. Samsung Electronics.
In addition, viewers can enjoy other major works representing Korea, including "Gyeonghyeondang Seonondo," "Gunjeopdo," "Obang Oje Wido," "Sajiksa Jado," "Daebanggwangbul Hwaeomgyeong Volume 15," "Chaekgado," "Saenyeon Gyehoedo," "Gudambongdo," "Pyeongsaengdo," "Imjin Jinchando," "Haeak Bandodo," "Samjang Bosaldo," "Seobinggomang Doseongdo," "Wang-i Juncheon Gongsareul Boda," "Tiger and Magpie," and "Wrestling at Noon."
The National Museum of Korea has carefully selected works that capture the essence of Korean art from the late Chairman Lee Kun-hee's donated collection and is currently holding a special exhibition titled "Korea’s Treasures: Gathering, Cherishing, Sharing" at the Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art. This special exhibition features a total of 297 pieces from 172 works in the Lee Kun-hee Collection held by the National Museum of Korea, including 7 national treasures and 15 treasures. Notably, this is the largest special exhibition of Korean art in North America in over 40 years.
The National Museum of Korea also plans to hold international touring exhibitions of the Lee Kun-hee Collection at the Art Institute of Chicago (March-July 2026) and the British Museum (September 2026-January 2027). The 20 pieces from the Lee Kun-hee Collection released through the Samsung Art Store will be available to view until January 2027, when the international touring exhibitions conclude.
The late Lee Kun-hee, former Chairman of Samsung Electronics, was dedicated to cultural heritage preservation, stating, "Even if collecting and preserving cultural heritage requires enormous costs and time, I believe it is our generational duty for the future of human culture." In line with his philosophy of cultural contribution, his family, including Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong, donated more than 23,000 pieces from his lifelong private collection to the National Museum of Korea and the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in April 2021.
The Samsung Art Store, available to users of Samsung The Frame, The Frame Pro, and Quantum Dot Organic Light Emitting Diode (QLED) product lines, is a subscription service for art exclusively for Samsung TVs. Samsung Electronics provides more than 4,000 works in 4K high resolution from over 50 renowned museums-including the Louvre, Orsay, Metropolitan, Chicago, and Tate-as well as 80 partner institutions in 117 countries, allowing Samsung TV users to experience artworks as if they were in a gallery. Since last year, Samsung Electronics has also participated as the official display partner of Art Basel, the world's largest art fair, releasing works by contemporary artists featured at Art Basel through the Samsung Art Store.
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