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LACMA Korean Art Collection Tour – lead by LACMA Docent, Mariana Linker-Israeli
LACMA Korean Art Collection
About speaker: Born in Romania, Dr. Mariana Linker-Israeli immigrated with her parents to Israel, where
she grew up. She studied Biology at the Hebrew University and the Weizmann Institute. After post-
doctoral studies at Caltech in Pasadena and the Weizmann, she returned with her family to the US. She
has worked in medical research as an Associate Professor at USC and UCLA and pursued her interests in
the arts.
She joined the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) docent training program in 2005. Since
then, she has been giving tours to school students and to the general public. Her interest in Korean
culture was ignited by one of our seminars. She has continued reading about Korea and has provided
outstanding tours to our seminar participants for several years. She finds giving tours to our seminar
participants very rewarding.

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