Korean Art Gallery

Korean Art Gallery

조선미술박물관
Korean Art Gallery (2012)
Established	11 August 1948 (1948-08-11)
Location	Pyongyang, North Korea
Type	Art museum

Korean Art Gallery
Chosŏn'gŭl	조선미술박물관
Hancha	朝鮮美術博物館
Revised Romanization	Joseon misul bangmulgwan
McCune–Reischauer	Chosŏn misul pangmulgwan

The Korean Art Gallery (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 10,000 square metres (110,000 sq ft) 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.[4]

See also

• List of museums in North Korea

References

1. "Korean Art Gallery Rebuilt". Korean Central News Agency. KCNA Watch. 13 April 2010. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
2. "Over 6 Million People Have Visited Korean Art Gallery". Korean Central News Agency. KCNA Watch. 10 March 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
3. "Korean Art Gallery". Ministry of Culture of DPRK. Archived from the original on 30 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021. Note: The website article is in Korean. However, you can click 'English' in the top right to change it.
4. "Korean Art Gallery". National Tourism Administration. Retrieved 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. "Korean Art Gallery". Korean Central News Agency. KCNA Watch. March 2, 2011. Retrieved May 30, 2021.

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