Jeonju is a historical city, renowned for not only being the hometown of the royal court of the Joseon Dynasty, but also for being the capital of the Later Baekje Kingdom (892-936). To highlight the history and culture of Jeonju, the National Museum of Jeonju is presenting a special exhibition, The Wuyue Kingdom during the Transitional Period of the Tang and Song Dynasties, from October 27 through December 20, 2015. This exhibition features carefully selected artworks from the collection of the Suzhou Museum, China to shed light on the history and culture of the Wuyue Kingdom (907-978), which thrived around the regions of the Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces and maintained close ties with the Later Baekje Kingdom.

The National Museum of Jeonju concluded an agreement with the Suzhou Museum in 2009 to foster cultural exchanges between the two museums, and as its first attempt selected works from the Suzhou Museum are presented in Jeonju for the first time in Korea. The exhibition spans a period from the Tang to the Wuyue and Song dynasties, and in particular it focuses on the Buddhist artworks found in Huqiu Pagoda and Ruiguang Pagoda in Suzhou as well as Yue ware and diverse burial items.