Late Samsung Chairman Lee Kun-hee's $2.6 Billion USD Art Collection Is Being Donated

The massive art collection of late Samsung chairman Lee Kun-hee, who died back in October last year, is now being donated.Consisting of a staggering 13,000 pieces, Lee's art collection was recently appraised to be worth roughly ₩3 trillion won, equating to approximately $2.66 billion USD. Within the collection are 30 national treasures, 82 other treasures with immeasurable value, and 3,500 pieces of modern and contemporary art -- 2,200 of which are Korean, and the remaining 1,300 with Western ...