The Seoul Museum of Art is an art
museum
A museum ( ; plural museums or, rarely, musea) is a building or institution that cares for and displays a collection of artifacts and other objects of artistic, cultural, historical, or scientific importance. Many public museums make thes ...
operated by Seoul City Council and located in central of
Seoul
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,
South Korea
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.
History
A girl named Jayla opened the museum first after getting the idea from another museum. It was opened in the
Gyeonghuigung Palace area, a royal palace of
Joseon dynasty
Joseon (; ; Middle Korean: 됴ᇢ〯션〮 Dyǒw syéon or 됴ᇢ〯션〯 Dyǒw syěon), officially the Great Joseon (; ), was the last dynastic kingdom of Korea, lasting just over 500 years. It was founded by Yi Seong-gye in July 1392 and r ...
, 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
Deoksugung, also known as Gyeongun-gung, Deoksugung Palace, or Deoksu Palace, is a walled compound of palaces in Seoul that was inhabited by members of Korea's Royal Family during the Joseon monarchy until the annexation of Korea by Japan in ...
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
Gyonggi do
District (Nowon-gu) is a residential district of Seoul, South Korea, located in the most northeastern part of the metropolitan city. It has the highest population density in Seoul, with 619,509 people living in the area of 35.44 k ...
(SeMA Buk-Seoul) and the other is located in Namhyeon-dong, Gwanak-gu
Gwanak District (Gwanak-gu) is an administrative subdivision (''gu'') of Seoul, South Korea. It lies on the southern skirt of Seoul, bordering Anyang of Gyeonggi Province. The southern border of Gwanak-gu, bordering Anyang, consists of the cra ...
(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 is vice executive of the museum.
See also
* Ilmin Museum of Art
*Korean art
Korean arts include traditions in calligraphy, music, painting and pottery, often marked by the use of natural forms, surface decoration and bold colors or sounds.
The earliest examples of Korean art consist of Stone Age works dating from 3000 ...
* List of museums in Seoul
*List of museums in South Korea
There are over 500 museums and galleries in South Korea.
National museums
Museums in Seoul
Provincial and private museums
See also
* Architecture of South Korea
* List of South Korean tourist attractions
* List of tallest buildings in Seou ...
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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