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Hongnam Kim

Director, The National Folk Museum of Korea

Hongnam Kim

Home Address:
53 Sogyuk-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul 110-200, Korea
Tel. 02-722-4616 Fax. 02-732-5020
Email: hnkim98@hotmail.com

Office:
Office of Director
The National Folk Museum of Korea
1-1 Sejongno, Jonhno-gu, Seoul 110-820, Korea
Tel. 82-2-720-3136 Fax. 3704-3005

Current Position
Director, The National Folk Museum of Korea
Professor, Dept. of Art History, The Graduate School, Ewha Womans University

Education
Seoul National University, Dept. of Aestheties, BA 1971
Yale University, Dept. of History of Art, MA (Asian Art) 1977
Yale University, Dept. of History of Art, Ph.D. (Chinese Art) 1985

Museum Career
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Asian Art Dept. Research Fellow 1980-1981
Smithsonian Institution, Freer Gallery of Art, Research Fellow 1981-1982
The Asia Society, New York, Rockefeller Curator of Asian Art 1988-1991
National Museum of Korea, Exhibition Program and Architectural Program Committee 1994
Samsung Foundation of Culture, Advisor for the international Programs and the planning of new museum for modern art collection 1995.1-1996.6
Ewha Womans University Museum, Director 1995-2001
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Consultant for the new permanent Korean Art Gallery and for its inaugurating exhibition 1994-1997
The Ministry of Culture and Tourism, The Museum Committee 1995-2003
The Government of Capital City Seoul, The City Planning Com. 1997-2002
National Museum of Korea, New Museum Construction, Steering Comm. 1977-2000

Consultantships and Advisory Positions
Asian Art and Culture, Smithsonian Institution, Member of the Editorial Committee 994-1999
Art History Forum, Sigosa Publishing Co. Member of the Editorial Committee 1995-present
Korean Art History Association, Advisory Com/Executive Officer 1996-2001
Korean Art Historiography Ass. Advisory Com. 1996-present
The Yeungam Pottery Culture Center, Chief Advisor 1998-2001
Korean Art History Education Ass. President/ Advisor 1994-2000
Seoul City History Editorial Board, Comm. Member 1999-present
National Museum of Contemporary Art, Advisor Comm. Chair 1999-2000
The Presidential Commission on Policy Planning 2001-2003
Policy Analysis and Evaluation in Office for Government Policy Coordination, Comm. Member 2003
ICOM2004, Executive Committee 2003- present
Korean Association of Museum, Vice President & Trustee 2003 - present