Aug 17, 2026CONTEXT

Taiwan's Culture Ministry Formally Protests Pavilion Name Change

Taiwan's Ministry of Culture objected to the use of 'NTMoFA' instead of the previously discussed 'Taiwan Pavilion' designation and said it would seek to participate under the Taiwan Pavilion name.

Ministry of Culture, Taiwan
Gwangju Biennale Foundation
National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts
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Taiwan Protests Gwangju Biennale's Change of Taiwan Pavilion Name
Yonhap News AgencyKOAug 18, 2026News article

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Gwangju Biennale Taiwan Pavilion Naming Dispute and Chinese Withdrawal

Tracking the dispute over whether the National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts could exhibit under the name 'Taiwan Pavilion' at the 16th Gwangju Biennale, from accusations of censorship and the foundation's response to approval of the name, Chinese objections and withdrawal, South Korea's diplomatic position and subsequent pavilion-system reforms.

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