The Haegang Ceramics Museum is Korea's first museum dedicated to ceramics and is located in

Icheon Icheon () is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. Together with Yeoju, Icheon is known as a center of South Korean ceramic manufacturing and is a UNESCO City of Crafts and Folk Art. Other famous local products include peaches and rice. Loc ...

Gyeonggi Province Gyeonggi-do (, ) is the most populous province in South Korea. Its name, ''Gyeonggi'', means "京 (the capital) and 畿 (the surrounding area)". Thus, ''Gyeonggi-do'' can be translated as "Seoul and the surrounding areas of Seoul". Seoul, the na ...

. The museum is devoted to researching and exhibiting Korean ceramics, including celadon ware, punch’ong ware and white porcelain. The museum was founded by

Yu Geun-Hyeong Yu Geun-Hyeong (유근형 ; 柳根瀅) (April 5, 1894 – January 20, 1993) was a master Korean ceramist and played a leading role in the revival of Goryeo celadon. He first worked at the Hanyang Koryo Ceramics Factory run by the Japanese in Shinda ...

and his sons in 1990. Geun-Hyeon was a master Korean ceramist that played a leading role in the revival of Goryeo celadon in the early 20th century, and spent his life collecting ceramics and researching ancient ceramic production techniques. The first floor of the museum is devoted to the history of ceramic art in Korea, where historical documents and visual aids demonstrate the techniques used to create Korean porcelain. The second floor features a permanent exhibition of ceramics dating back to the 9th century. Geun-Hyeon's masterpieces are also on display. The museum also offers workshops for visitors and special exhibitions throughout the year.

References

External links

Homepage
Art museums and galleries in South Korea Ceramics museums Museums in Gyeonggi Province Museums established in 1990 {{SouthKorea-museum-stub

See also

References

External links