The Korea Times
The Ministry of the Interior and Safety and the Korea Heritage Service opened a joint special exhibition Tuesday commemorating the 140th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Korea and France, showcasing historic gifts exchanged between the two countries' leaders spanning nearly a century and a half. The exhibition, titled "Gifts and Records: 140 Years of Korea-France Friendship," runs through Aug. 2 at the National Palace Museum of Korea in central Seoul, then moves to the Presidential Archives in Sejong from Aug. 14 to Sept. 13. The Presidential Archives is an institution under the Ministry of the Interior and Safety that preserves official records of Korea's heads of state. An opening ceremony was held Tuesday at the National Palace Museum, with remarks from Kim Min-jae, vice minister of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, and Huh Min, administrator of the Korea Heritage Service, followed by congratulatory remarks from French Ambassador to Korea Philippe Bertoux. The exhibition is organized across five sections tracing the arc of bilateral relations from their earliest root
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