Art Museum
Gansong Art Museum
Gansong Art Museum is an art museum in Seoul, South Korea.
About Gansong Art Museum
The Kansong Art Museum (Korean: 간송미술관) is located in Seongbuk-dong, Seongbuk District, Seoul, South Korea.
The predecessor to the museum, Bohwagak (보화각; 葆華閣), was founded by Jeon Hyeong-pil in 1938. It was the first privately owned museum in Korea, and showcased various Korean historical and artistic materials that Jeon had gathered. His goal was to prevent Japanese removal of Korean cultural properties during the Japanese colonial period. Numerous Korean cultural properties were taken to Japan, such as Goryeo porcelains, Silla-era Buddhist statues, and Joseon-era texts.
The museum was designed by architect Park Gil-ryong (박길룡). Jeon died in 1962; his sons Jeon Seong-u (전성우; 全晟雨) and Jeon Yeong-u (전영우; 全暎雨) continued his work in museum and art curation.
Gansong Art Museum by the numbers
- Founded
- 1938
Plan your visit
Gansong Art Museum
- Website
- www.kansong.org
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- National Museum National Museum of Korea Yongsan District, South Korea
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- National Museum National Palace Museum Shilin District, Taiwan
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