- Horim Museum
Infobox Korean Museum
name = Horim Museum
호림박물관
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established = 1982
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location =Sillim-dong ,Gwanak-gu ,Seoul ,South Korea
type =Art museum
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director = Yun Jang-seob
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website = http://www.horimmuseum.org
hanja=湖林博物館
rr=Horim bangmulgwan
mr=Horim pangmulgwan|Horim Museum is a
museum inSeoul ,South Korea .The museum was founded by Yun Jang-seob (윤장섭 尹章燮) who after setting up the Sungbo Cultural Foundation (성보문화재단 成保文化財團) in July of 1981 to purchase antiquities, established the Horim Museum in October 1982 at
Daechi-dong ,Gangnam-gu by leasing one floor of a building. In May 1999 it relocated toSillim-dong ,Gwanak-gu with four main exhibition galleries which comprise of theArchaeology Gallery, the Ceramics Gallery, the Metal Art Gallery and the Painting and Book Gallery and a special gallery and souvenir shop and rooms in total covering about 1,400 pyung (49,820 ft2).The museum owns more than 10,000 pieces of
Korean art including more than 3,000 earthenwares, 2,100 porcelains, 1,100celadon s, , 500buncheong s, 2,000 paintings, 400 pieces of metal arts amongst many other items [http://www.horimmuseum.org/engframe1.htm] .ee also
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List of museums in Seoul
*List of museums in South Korea References
External links
* [http://www.horimmuseum.org Official site]
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