The Koreatown museum was set to open last year. But construction hasn’t even begun.
“Our timeline definitely got pushed back a lot,” said executive director Shinae Yoon. “We're kind of at the same place that we were in 2019.”What happened? The pandemic, for sure. Lockdown orders upended the permitting process with the city and killed in-person fundraising events just as the board was planning to take its capital campaign public.
Just months later, there was another blow. Mark Ridley-Thomas, who as the council member representing Koreatown was to be an integral partner on the museum project, wasNow the board is starting over with Ridley-Thomas’ replacement, Heather Hutt, whom the council appointed last fall to represent District 10 on an interim basis.
Yoon said changes in the design are already being made to adjust to new financial realities. For example, an underground parking garage may have to be moved above ground because of the high cost of excavation. That could significantly change the museum’s look, which is inspired by a traditional Korean house, or hanok.Pre-pandemic, it seemed like the museum project was nearing the home stretch after decades of planning.
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