Young-in Lee
IASPIS Expert visit in Stockholm 13–18 May 2025
Young-in Lee, International Relations Official of the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA), Seoul.
Young-in Lee
Young-in Lee is the International Relations Officer at the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA), which is part of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in Korea. She joined the MMCA in 2011, and has been in charge of international project initiatives and cooperation with institutions abroad. Previously, she worked as managing editor at the National Museum of Korea and was head of the program team at the Busan International Film Festival. Having worked 20 years in the art and culture sector, Young-in has a comprehensive knowledge and expertise in the field of visual art, cinema, performing arts, institutions and government policies.
Young-in obtained an A. in Critical Studies from the School of Cinematic Arts at the University of Southern California. She is a Joint PhD candidate in International Relations at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel and the Hankuk University of Foreign Studies. From 2019 to 2021, she was a research fellow sent by the Ministry of Personnel Management to conduct a governmental study of the European Union’s cultural policy at the Brussels School of Governance.
In collaboration with the Swedish institute and OCA – Office for Contemporary Art Norway.