Leeum Museum of Art

Leeum Museum of Art
리움미술관
Interactive map of the Leeum Museum of Art area
General information
TypeArt Museum
Location747-18 Hannam 2-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Completed
2004
ClientSamsung Cultural Foundation
Design and construction
ArchitectsMario Botta, Jean Nouvel, Rem Koolhaas
Architecture firm
Mario Botta Architetto, Ateliers Jean Nouvel, Office for Metropolitan Architecture, Samoo Architects & Engineers
Structural engineer
Chunglym Engineers
Other designersLandscape: Petra Blaisse
Awards2005 Excellence in Design for Civic Architecture Seoul Metropolitan Government
Other information
Public transit
Subway Line 6, Hangangjin Station, Exit 1
Website
www.leeumhoam.org/leeum

The Leeum Museum of Art (Korean: 리움미술관) is a museum in Hannam-dong, Yongsan District, Seoul, South Korea. It is run by the Samsung Foundation of Culture.[1] It is considered one of South Korea's top three private art museums.[2]

The museum consists of two parts, one of which houses traditional Korean art, the other contemporary art. The first part of the museum was designed by Swiss architect Mario Botta and the second part of the museum by French architect Jean Nouvel and Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas.

Collection

Rotunda of Museum 1

Museum 1 (M1) houses a collection of traditional Korean art.

Museum 2 (M2) houses modern and contemporary art from Korean and foreign artists[3] including Damien Hirst, Andy Warhol, Mark Rothko, Yves Klein, and Donald Judd have permanent exhibition spaces.[4][5]

A painting on the display of flowers and butterflies painted by the 19th-century Korean painter Nam Gyewoo

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art Travel Guide - Seoul City, South Korea". Lifeinkorea.com. Retrieved 2014-03-28.
  2. ↑ "3대 사립박물관서 만나는 금은보화·민화·강세황". Yonhap News. 2013-05-09.
  3. ↑ "Blog Archive » Leeum Museum by Mario Botta, Jaen Nouvel, Rem Koolhaas". e-seoul.org. 2010-03-10. Retrieved 2014-03-28.
  4. ↑ "ArtPremium – The Leeum Museum: "Korean Rhapsody"". ArtPremium. 2018-04-13. Archived from the original on April 28, 2018. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
  5. ↑ "Leeum Samsung Museum introduction" (in Korean). Akive. Archived from the original on March 28, 2014. Retrieved 2014-03-28.
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