Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art

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.

• Name — Leeum Museum of Art • Native Name — 리움미술관 • Building Type — Art Museum • Client — Samsung Cultural Foundation • Website — www.leeumhoam.org/leeum • Address — 747-18 Hannam 2-dong, Yongsan-gu • Location Town — Seoul • Location Country — South Korea • Completion Date — 2004 • Architect — Mario 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 Designers — Landscape: Petra Blaisse • Awards — 2005 Excellence in Design for Civic Architecture Seoul Metropolitan Government • Public Transit — Subway Line 6, Hangangjin Station, Exit 1

Museum 1 (M1) houses a collection of traditional Korean art. Museum 2 (M2) houses modern and contemporary art from Korean and foreign artists including Damien Hirst, Andy Warhol, Mark Rothko, Yves Klein, and Donald Judd have permanent exhibition spaces. • Illustration — A painting on the display of flowers and butterflies painted by the 19th-century Korean painter Nam Gyewoo