The Seoul Museum of Art is an art
museum operated by Seoul City Council and located in central of
Seoul,
South Korea.
History
A girl named Jayla opened the museum first after getting the idea from another museum. It was opened in the
Gyeonghuigung Palace
Gyeonghui Palace (in Korean: ''Gyeonghuigung'', literally ''Palace of Serene Harmony'') is a palace located in Seoul, South Korea. It was one of the "Five Grand Palaces" built by the Joseon Dynasty.
History
Construction began in the 1600s duri ...
area, a royal palace of
Joseon dynasty, with six exhibition rooms and an outdoor sculpture park.
Seoul museum of Art(SeMA) in Seoul Korea
However, in 2002 a larger main branch was opened behind Deoksugung Palace, replacing the Gyeonguigung Branch as the main branch. Occupying the old Korean Supreme Court building this remodeled and renovated version houses three floors of exhibition halls, a connected administration annex, and a basement with lecture halls, classrooms and offices. The museum has two more branches in Seoul: one is located in Nowon District (SeMA Buk-Seoul) and the other is located in Namhyeon-dong
Namhyeon or ''Namhyeon-dong'' is a statutory division of Gwanak District, Seoul, South Korea. Its name means "southern mountain pass". It is named because there was main mountain pass to pass over Mt. Gwanak in the past.
Points of interest
* Seo ...
, Gwanak-gu (SeMA Nam-Seoul).
The Seoul museum of Art's main branch offers a wide variety of services to the general public. Offered by the museum are low, or no-cost, public art classes in Korean traditional arts, docent programs in English and Korean and lectures open to the public in order to further its mission.
Directors and curators
Currently Kim Hong-hee
Kim Hong-hee is an art historian, curator and critic based in Korea. Her main field of interest is in Video and Feminist Art. She is currently the director of Seoul Museum of Art (SeMA).
Biography
From 2000 until 2011 she was an adjunct prof ...
is vice executive of the museum.
See also
* Ilmin Museum of Art
* Korean art
* List of museums in Seoul
* List of museums in South Korea
References
External links
Official site (English)
Jung District, Seoul
Art museums and galleries in Seoul
Art museums established in 1988
1988 establishments in South Korea
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