Understanding Korea materials - All About Korea 2014 - Korea-related Sites: Modern Arts

Bank of Korea Money Museum

• Homepage: 한국은행 화폐박물관 http://museum.bok.or.kr
• Language: English, Korean
• This is the official English website of Bank of Korea Money Museum in Seoul.

Buyeo National Museum

• Homepage: 국립부여박물관 http://buyeo.museum.go.kr
• Language: English, Japanese, Chinese, Korean
• The Buyeo National Museum located in Buyeo is playing a central and leading role in the study, research and preservation of the Baekje culture.

Cheongju National Museum

• Homepage: 국립청주박물관 http://cheongju.museum.go.kr
• Language: English, Japanese, Chinese, Korean
• This is the official English website of Cheongju National Museum.

Chuncheon National Museum

• Homepage: 국립춘천박물관 http://chuncheon.museum.go.kr
• Language: English, Japanese, Chinese, Korean
• This is the official English website of Chuncheon National Museum.

Gyeonggi Provincial Museum

• Homepage: 경기도박물관 http://old.musenet.or.kr
• Language: English, Korean
• Gyeonggi Provincial Museum founded in 1996 displays various historical artifacts found in Gyeonggi region as well as culture and education programs for locals and foreigners alike.

Gyeongju National Museum

• Homepage: 국립경주박물관 http://gyeongju.museum.go.kr
• Language: English, Japanese, Korean
• The Gyeongju Museum, a treasure house of Silla Dynasty’s one-thousand-year culture, has been loved by Korean people and has attracted great interest from people all over the world.

Ho-Am Art Museum

• Homepage: 호암미술관 http://hoam.samsungfoundation.org
• Language: English, Korean
• The Ho-Am Art Museum began with the donation of over 1,200 Korean works of art collected over a period of more than 30 years by Lee Byung-Chull, the late chairman of the Samsung Group. In April 1982, the building opened in Yongin, approximately one hour south of Korea’s capital city of Seoul.

The Independence Hall of Korea

• Homepage: 독립기념관 http://www.i815.or.kr
• Language: English, Japanese, Chinese, Korean
• The Independence Hall of Korea is a place dedicated to display Korean history from the past to the present, focusing on the independence movements of the Japanese colonial period.

Jeju National Museum

• Homepage: 국립제주박물관 http://jeju.museum.go.kr
• Language: English, Japanese, Chinese, Korean
• Jeju National Museum opened on June 15, 2001. It is an archaeology and history museum located on the beautiful island of Jeju, which aims to be a free international city in the 21st century. Jeju is Korea’s largest island that lies to the south of the peninsula.

Korean-Arts

• Homepage: [1] http://www.korean-arts.com
• Language: English
• Korean-Arts is dedicated to preserving the culture and the beauty of Korean art by spreading the word of its unique character to peoples around the world.

Leeum Samsung Museum of Art

• Homepage: 삼성미술관 리움 http://leeum.samsungfoundation.org
• Language: English, Japanese, Korean
• Built in 2004 by the Samsung Foundation of Culture, Leeum is devoted to show the exhibition of traditional Korean artworks, contemporary works by both Korean and foreign artists.

Nam June Paik Art Center

• Homepage: 백남준아트센터 http://njp.ggcf.kr
• Language: English, Korean
• The Nam June Paik Art Center opened its doors in 2008 in an attempt to embody Paik’s own idea of a ‘house where his spirit lives on.’ From then on, the NJP Art Center strives to realize the meaning of his innovative visions and to promote his artistic ideas and contributions in contemporary art.

National Museum of Korea

• Homepage: 국립중앙박물관 http://www.museum.go.kr
• Language: English, Japanese, Chinese, French, Spanish, German, Russian, Vietnamese, Thai, Korean
• The National Museum of Korea is the most representative museum in Korea with over 220,000 objects in its collection. It was established in 1945, relocated several times, and finally settled at Yongsan area in 2005.

National Palace Museum of Korea

• Homepage: 국립고궁박물관 http://www.gogung.go.kr
• Language: English, Japanese, Chinese, Korean
• The National Palace Museum of Korea partly opened on August 15, 2005, to exhibit, study and house the bequest from the Joseon dynasty and the imperial family of the Korean Empire and it was followed by the grand open of the whole Museum on November 27, 2007.

National Research Institute of Maritime Cultural Heritage

• Homepage: 국립해양문화재연구소 http://www.seamuse.go.kr
• Language: English, Japanese, Chinese, Korean
• Founded in 1994, the Korean National Maritime Museum is governed by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism through its the Cultural Properties Administration.

National Theater of Korea

• Homepage: 국립극장 http://www.ntok.go.kr
• Language: English, Korean
• Established in 1950 and celebrating its 57th anniversary this year, the National Theater of Korea has been a leading performance hall, promoting the nation’s performing arts.

Sejong Center

• Homepage: 세종문화회관 http://www.sejongpac.or.kr
• Language: English, Korean
• Sejong Center is the largest cultural arts complex in Seoul.

Seoul Arts Center

• Homepage: 예술의전당 http://www.sac.or.kr
• Language: English, Japanese, Chinese, Korean
• Seoul Arts Center is Korea’s first and foremost complex center exclusively dedicated to cultural and artistic themes.

Seoul Museum of History

• Homepage: 서울역사박물관 http://www.museum.seoul.kr
• Language: English, Japanese, Chinese, Korean
• The Seoul Museum of History is a city museum that shows the history and culture of Seoul, and will be a central organ in connecting the everlasting traditions of the city and its history to the present, and to the future.

The War Memorial of Korea

• Homepage: 전쟁기념관 https://www.warmemo.or.kr
• Language: English, Japanese, Chinese, Korean
• The War Memorial of Korea, as our unique war history museum in Korea, is the sanctuary of national defense to feel the live history which we had been defended this country for five thousand years, and this is a place we learned lessons from war and to make a practical determination that we will never experience the tragedy of war again.