Korean Art Gallery Explained

Korean Art Gallery
Native Name:조선미술박물관
Native Name Lang:ko
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Location:Pyongyang, North Korea
Type:Art museum
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The Korean Art Gallery (Korean: 조선미술박물관) is an art museum situated on the south side of Kim Il-sung Square in Chung-guyok, Pyongyang, North Korea, which opened in 1948.

The building is 4 stories tall with 22 display rooms, an exhibition hall, a room for preservation of works and an artworks study room that exhibits a wide range of art, including oil painting, print, sculpture and industrial arts.

History

The Korean Art Gallery first opened on 11 August 1948, and was later reconstructed in 2010.[1] As of 2020, over 6 million people have visited the museum.[2]

Layout

The museum has 22 showrooms, an exhibition hall, several preservation rooms, and a study room.[3] [4] The Museum has over 10000m2 of floor space and hosts several different styles of art pieces including Korean paintings, oil paintings, sculptures and embroideries.[5] There are also tomb murals before the 4th century.

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: 13 April 2010 . Korean Art Gallery Rebuilt . . . 30 May 2021.
  2. News: 10 March 2020. Over 6 Million People Have Visited Korean Art Gallery. Korean Central News Agency. KCNA Watch. 30 May 2021.
  3. Web site: Korean Art Gallery . live . 30 May 2021 . Ministry of Culture of DPRK . https://web.archive.org/web/20210530162528/http://www.korart.sca.kp/index.php/artmuseum . 30 May 2021 . Note: The website article is in Korean. However, you can click 'English' in the top right to change it.
  4. Web site: Korean Art Gallery . National Tourism Administration . 30 May 2021. Note: The website article is in Korean. However, you can click '조선어' in the top right to bring a dropdown list, and select '영어' to change the text to English.
  5. News: March 2, 2011. Korean Art Gallery. Korean Central News Agency. KCNA Watch. May 30, 2021.