Korean Art Gallery
Also recorded as Korean Art Museum
Korean Art Gallery
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• Name — Korean Art Gallery • Native Name — 조선미술박물관 • Established — 1948 08 11 • Location — Pyongyang, North Korea • Type — Art museum
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• Hangul — 조선미술박물관 • Hanja — 朝鮮美術博物館 • Rr — Joseon misul bangmulgwan • Mr — Chosŏn misul pangmulgwan • Context — north The Korean Art Gallery 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.
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The Korean Art Gallery first opened on 11 August 1948, and was later reconstructed in 2010. As of 2020, over 6 million people have visited the museum.
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The museum has 22 showrooms, an exhibition hall, several preservation rooms, and a study room. The Museum has over 10000 m2 of floor space and hosts several different styles of art pieces including Korean paintings, oil paintings, sculptures and embroideries. There are also tomb murals before the 4th century.
Pyongyang City, DPRK (North Korea), Oct 2012
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PYONGYANG CITY KIM IL SUNG SQUARE DPR KOREA OCT 2012
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