Whanki Museum

Infobox Korean Museum
name = Whanki Museum
환기미술관


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established = 1978
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location = 210-8 Buam-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea
type = art museum
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director = Park Meejung
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website = [http://whankimuseum.org/index_.php whankimuseum.org]
hanja=煥基美術館
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Whanki Museum is a private art museum located in Jongno-gu, central of Seoul, South Korea. It is established by the Whanki Foundation mainly to exhibit and commemorate the art world of Whanki Kim, famous abstract painter in Korean art history. The museum was first opened in 1978 in Buam-dong, located close to Seongbuk-dong, Seongbuk-gu to which Kim Whanki had many attached, the atmosphere and environment of the two places are much in common. The current museum building was designed by architect Woo Kyu-seung. It opened in November 1992 after the construction started in 1990. [cite web|url=http://whankimuseum.org/eng/02_museum/index.php?checkPage=museum_02 |title=Director's message |publisher=Whanki Museum |language=English |accessdate=2008-04-24]

ee also

*List of museums in Seoul
*List of museums in South Korea
*Korean painting

References

*cite web|url=http://100.empas.com/dicsearch/pentry.html?s=K&i=285756&v=44 |title=Whanki Museum (환기미술관 煥基美術館) |publisher=Empas / EncyKorea |language=Korean |accessdate=2008-04-24

External links

* [http://whankimuseum.org/index_.php Official site]
* [http://londonkoreanlinks.net/2008/02/23/a-visit-to-the-whanki-museum/ A visit to the Whanki Museum (환기 미술관)]
* [http://english.kbs.co.kr/life/path/1365933_14466.html Pyeongchang-dong Art District]