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First woman selected to head Cultural Heritage Administration

By Korea Herald

Published : March 17, 2013 - 20:23

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Byun Young-sub. (Yonhap News) Byun Young-sub. (Yonhap News)
President Park Geun-hye appointed Korea University professor Byun Young-sub as the first female head of the Cultural Heritage Administration of Korea.

The Ewha Womans University graduate was appointed as a professor of archaeology and art history at Korea University in 1991. A specialist in Joseon-period painter Pyoam Kang Se-hwang, Byun has served as president of the Korean Association of Art History Education and also as head of the Art History Association of Korea.

By Julie Jackson (juliejackson@heraldcorp.com)

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