Ilmin Museum of Art

Infobox Korean museum
name = Ilmin Museum of Art
일민미술관

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established = December, 1996
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location = 139 Sejongno, Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea
type = art museum
collection = 1730 artifacts and 250 films
area= 650㎡
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website = [http://www.ilmin.org/ ilmin.org]
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Ilmin Museum of Art is a private art museum of South Korea, located on Sejongno street in Jongno-gu, a central district of Seoul, known for exhibiting mainly Korean art. The museum was established and run by the Ilmin Cultural Foundation (일민문화재단), a non-profit organization founded in 1994 in memory of Kim Sang-man (김상만 linktext|金|相|万 1910 ~ 1994), former president of Dong-A Ilbo, one of the major newspaper companies of South Korea. Kim devoted his entire life to developing Korean journalism and promoting Korean culture.cite web|url=http://www.jongno.go.kr/english/culture/gallery_07.jsp |title=Ilmin Museum of Art |publisher=Jongno-gu Official website|accessdate=2008-04-29 |language=English|] cite web|url=http://www.ilmin.org/about/museum/infor/infor.htm |title=introduction to the ilmin museum of art |publisher=Official website of the Ilmin museum of art|accessdate=2008-04-26 |language=Korean & English|] The museum is named after his pen name, "Ilmin" (일민 linktext|一|民, literally "one people").

On December, 1996, the museum opened as Ilmin Art Hall with 3 exhibition rooms in Dong-a Ilbo's previous location, built in 1926.cite web|url=http://www.encyber.com/search_w/ctdetail.php?masterno=750281&contentno=750281 |title=일민미술관 一民美術館 |publisher=Doosan Encyclopedia |accessdate=2008-04-26 |language=Korean|] The museum is based on the art collection of Ilmin acquired during his time. After undergoing a one-year renovation, the museum reopened on February, 2002. The building has five stories and the 650 m² facility. Ilmin Museum of Art also runs the only documentary archive of South Korea.

Location

The Ilmin Museum of Art is situated at 139 Sejongno (Sejong Avenue) in Jongno-gu, the center of political, economic, cultural and artistic life of Korea since the Joseon dynasty when Seoul was established as the capital city. Representative examples of Joseon period architecture which has remained in place near the museum include Gyeongbok Palace, Deoksu Palace, and . The museum is within 5 minutes walking distance from the subway stations.

Building and venues

Like the Seoul Museum of Art building located in Jung-gu, the Ilmin Museum of Art has preserved the appearance of the old building that distinguishes it visually from the neighboring tall, modern buildings in the urban area.cite web|url=http://ysb.sangnam.biz/newsletter/5/?p=life01 |title=Trip to museums |publisher=Yonsei School of Business Newsletter |accessdate=2008-04-28|language=Korea|]

The museum consists of two large exhibition halls and Ilmin collections. On the first and second floors special exhibitions are mainly held and on the third floor, viewers can view art works of the Ilmin Collection once possessed by Kim Sang-man. The Ilmin Collection contains over 430 art pieces, consisting of Korean porcelains, paintings and calligraphy from the Goryeo and Joseon dynasty. The collection entrusted by Dong-a Ilbo houses over 1200 paintings and illustrations published in the newspaper and magazines such as Dong-a Ilbo, Shin Dong-a (신동아) and Women Dong-a (여성동아). The museum also possesses a contemporary art collection consisting of 100 art works with social messages, showing the Ilmin Museum of Art's function as a museum of contemporary art. The museum introduces contemporary art to the public through various media including painting, photography, video art and installation art.

Since the 2002 renovation, the Ilmin Museum of Art has run the only documentary archive in South Korea consisting of documentary films and video art which exhibits its collection to the public. The documentary archive is situated on the fourth floor where, with a reservation, visitors can view high quality documentary films and video art. The collection currently consists of 200 documentary films and 50 pieces of video art made by South Korean or international artists.cite web|url=http://www.ilmin.org/film/film.asp |title=Documentary Archive (다큐멘타리 아카이브)|publisher=the lmin museum of art|accessdate=2008-04-26 |language=Korean|]

The museum also runs a popular cafe named iMA on the first floor where people can enjoy American style brunch and waffle.

Activities

The Ilmin Museum of Art publishes "Ilmin Visual Culture" (일민시각문화) on visual art theories. The Ilmin Museum of Art also presents the Ilmin Art Award (일민문화상) and the Ilmin Fellowship to support artistic and cultural professionals, and academic research. Notable recipients of Ilmin Art Award include pianist-conductor Myung-Whun Chung, film director Im Kwon-taek and Yoon Hojin (윤호진), director of the musical, "Empress Myeongseong". [cite web|url=http://www.ilmin.org/award.asp# |title=ilmin culture award (일민문화상) |publisher=Ilimin Museum of Art|lanugage=Korean|accessdate=2008-04-29]

ee also

*Presseum, newspaper museum founded by Dong-a Ilbo
*Korean art
*List of museums in Seoul
*List of museums in South Korea

References

*cite web|title=Rebirth of Architecture, Renovation (다시 태어나는 건축, 리노베이션)| url=http://www.art.go.kr/vli_dir/vli_dir07_detail_sp.jsp?ar_vvm_cd_seq=5618 |publisher=Yesulo (예술로)|lanugage=Korean |accessdate=2008-04-29

External links

* [http://www.ilmin.org Official site]
* [http://www.jongno.go.kr/english/culture/gallery_07.jsp Introduce about Ilmin Museum of Art] ] at the Jongno-gu official website
* [http://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/SI/SI_EN_3_1_1_1.jsp?cid=268093 Ilmin Museum of Art] at the Official Site of Korea Tourism Organization
*ko [http://www.tourguide.co.kr/local/local_detail.htm?pCode=MEUSARTS0004 서울 일민미술관]