The Chung Young Yang Embroidery Museum () is a
textile museum A textile museum is a museum with exhibits relating to the history and art of textiles, including:
* Textile industries and manufacturing, often located in former factories or buildings involved in the design and production of yarn, cloth and clo ...
in
Seoul
Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.Before 1972, Seoul was the ''de jure'' capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) as stated iArticle 103 ...
, South Korea.
It was founded by Dr.
Young Yang Chung and inaugurated in May 2004 by
Sookmyung Women's University
Sookmyung Women’s University () is a private university in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, South Korea. Founded in 1906, Sookmyung is Korea’s first royal private educational institution for women. The university's name is derived from the Hanja charact ...
. It was closed for renovation in December 2017. It is expected to reopen in September 2019.
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Its exhibits are not limited to Korean embroidery; there are also items from other areas in East Asia (notably Chinese embroidery
Chinese embroidery refers to embroidery created by any of the cultures located in the area that makes up modern China. It is some of the oldest extant needlework. The four major regional styles of Chinese embroidery are Suzhou embroidery (Su Xiu ...
on imperial robes) and elsewhere.
See also
* Han Sang Soo Embroidery Museum, also in Seoul
References
External links
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Former official page
Google Arts & Culture
3 online exhibitions
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Art museums and galleries in Seoul
Decorative arts museums
Museums established in 2004
Textile museums
2004 establishments in South Korea
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