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HISTORY
HISTORY
Prof. Jong-Sang Lee proposes the establishment of the MoA and the Samsung Cultural foundation promises to fund
the creation of the museum in 1995. The Seoul National University Campus Planning Committee selects the location
for the future museum. In 1996, officials from the Samsung Foundation of Culture and Rem Koolhaas conduct a field
investigation of the building’s site. The schematic design completed in 1997. In 2004, the construction of the
structure begins and completed in 2005.
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