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Art Museum in Seoul, South Korea
Seoul Museum of Art
Seoul Museum of Art 2014
General information
TypeArt Museum
LocationMisulgwan-gil 30 (Seosomun-dong 37), Jung-gu, Seoul, South Korea
OpenedAugust 19, 1988
Renovated2002
Technical details
Floor count3 Stories and 2 Basements
Floor area13,434 square meters
Design and construction
Architecture firmSamoo Architects & Engineers
Other information
Public transit accessSubway Lines 1 & 2, City Hall Station, Exit 10
Website
sema.seoul.go.kr
Korean name
Hangul서울시립미술관
Hanja서울市立美術館
Revised RomanizationSeoul Sirip Misulgwan
McCune–ReischauerSŏul Sirip Misulgwan
References

The Seoul Museum of Art (Korean: 서울시립미술관) is an art museum operated by Seoul City Council and located in central of Seoul, South Korea.

History

It was opened in the Gyeonghuigung Palace area, a royal palace of Joseon dynasty, with six exhibition rooms and an outdoor sculpture park. 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, Gwanak-gu (SeMA Nam-Seoul).

The museum'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

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References

  1. "Building Stats".
  2. Seoul Museum of Art Seoul Tourism Organization
  3. Seoul museum of Art(SeMA) in Seoul Korea Archived 2008-05-06 at the Wayback Machine

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