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The Leeum Museum of Art, one of Korea's most prominent museums, has launched this year's exhibition program with works by French artist Pierre Huyghe.

Huyghe has long explored the relationship between human and non-human entities, integrating artificial intelligence technology and living organisms into video, sculpture, installation, and performance art.

The exhibition runs until July 6.

Marking the 60th anniversary of the Samsung Foundation of Culture, Leeum's operator, the museum is also presenting its contemporary art collection.

It features 44 works by 35 artists, including "The Burghers of Calais" by French sculptor Auguste Rodin and "Tall Figure III" by Alberto Giacometti, one of Leeum's signature holdings.

It will be showcased for an indefinite period of time.

A volume of Samguk Sagi, a crucial historical text for the study of Korea's three kingdoms period, has been put up for auction.

Kobay Auction will hold an online auction on Wednesday featuring more than 600 items, including the volume of Samguk Sagi.

As the oldest surviving historical record in Korea, Samguk Sagi is widely regarded as the foundation of Korean historical research, offering a detailed account of the rise and fall of Silla, Goguryeo, and Baekje.

The starting bid is set at 150 million won, or roughly 103 thousand U.S. dollars.

The auction will also include a reprint of "Hyeol-ui Nu," or "Tears of Blood," a novel by Lee In-jik that set the highest bid record for modern Korean literature at a domestic auction last year.

The "2025 Taean World Tulip Festival" will open on April 8 on Anmyeondo Island, Chungcheongnam-do Province.

Held at Korea Flower Park near Kkotji Beach, the festival is a major local event that received a prestigious award at the World Tulip Summit in The Hague, Netherlands, last year.

Under the theme "Spring in My Hometown," the festival will showcase over 2.7 million tulips and 1.4 million flowers of various species, welcoming visitors through May 6. Guests can also enjoy the stunning sunset at Kkotji Beach, renowned for its Halmi and Harabi Rocks, which is one of Korea's top three sunset spots on the West Coast.

That's all from me. Keep it tuned to the Kulture Wave.