South Korea's cyber diplomacy group VANK has called on New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art to revise texts in its Korean gallery, arguing that several descriptions present a biased interpretation of Korean history and culture. The organization said Monday it will launch a campaign urging the museum to amend what it described as four problematic historical and cultural narratives embedded in gallery texts dedicated to Korean art. "The findings were made during VANK's recent visit to the United
VANK is a South Korean cyber diplomacy group focused on promoting accurate representations of Korean history and culture.
VANK found biased interpretations in four specific historical and cultural narratives in the Korean gallery texts.
VANK plans to launch a campaign urging the Met Museum to amend the problematic descriptions.
Revising the texts is crucial for ensuring an accurate representation of Korean history and culture to the public.