Seoul Museum of Art

Seoul Museum of Art
Seoul Museum of Art 2014
General information
Type	Art Museum
Location	Misulgwan-gil 30 (Seosomun-dong 37), Jung-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Opened	August 19, 1988
Renovated	2002
Technical details
Floor count	3 Stories and 2 Basements
Floor area	13,434 square meters
Design and construction
Architecture firm	Samoo Architects & Engineers
Website
sema.seoul.go.kr
Korean name
Hangul	서울시립미술관
Hanja	서울市立美術館
Revised Romanization	Seoul Sirip Misulgwan
McCune–Reischauer	Sŏul 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

• Ilmin Museum of Art
• Korean art
• List of museums in Seoul
• List of museums in South Korea

External links

• Official site (English)