Seoul Museum of Art

The Seoul Museum of Art is an art museum operated by Seoul City Council and located in central of Seoul, South Korea.[2]

Seoul Museum of Art
Korean name
Hangul
서울시립미술관
Hanja
서울市立美術館
Revised RomanizationSeoul Sirip Misulgwan
McCune–ReischauerSŏul Sirip Misulgwan
Seoul Museum of Art in March 2016
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
Website
sema.seoul.go.kr
References
[1]

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, with six exhibition rooms and an outdoor sculpture park.[3] 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 Gyeonghuigung (SeMa GyeongHuiGung) and the other is located in Namhyeon-dong, Gwanak-gu (SeMa NamSeoul).

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

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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