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Wooyang Art Museum
- +82-54-745-7075~6
- wooyangmuseum.org
Overview
Wooyang Art Museum, located in the Bomun Tourist Complex, is a private gallery of modern art established in 1991. The collections of major modern and contemporary artists are on display. The museum targets famous modern art collections and retrospective exhibitions of artists in the middle of their careers.
Nearly 450 pieces of European and American sculptures, paintings, and photographs from the 1960s, along with leading collections of Korean modernist art from the 1970s, are displayed in Wooyang Art Museum. In particular, modern Eastern European art and decorative art collections, a rarity in Korea, are on display here.
The place has also beeb showcasing modern and contemporary art from a historical perspective through a large-scale international exhibition, and plans to hold a special exhibition for renowned domestic and foreign artists in the middle of their careers who have suggested art trends ahead of their time. Furthermore, various lecture and exhibitions have been held to meet the diverse needs of local citizens, making Wooyang Art Museum a major cultural center in the community.
Utilization information
Opening hours, closed days and other practical details.
- Contact
- • 1330 Travel Hotline: +82-2-1330 (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese)
• For more info: +82-54-745-7075~6 - Parking
- 200 spaces
- Closed
- Closed on Mondays
- Admission
- The price varies by the event/display. Confer the details with the museum.
* 50% discount: the handicapped and seniors (ID card required)
* Free admission: Guest staying at Hilton Gyeongju Hotel with purchasement of "Art Gallery Package"
- Hours
- 10:00-18:00
- Time needed
- 1hour
Updated 2017.04.03
Collections Status
- Foreign sculptures (21) including Saint-Tropez (Anthony Caro, 1985-87)
- Foreign paintings (29) including Jason & Medea (Anselm Kiefer, 1988)
- Domestic Paintings (118) including Simsang (Lee Se-deuk, 1991)
- Domestic sculptures (20) including My Faust (Baek Nam-jun, 1992)
- Others (110)
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Access
How to get here by subway or bus, with a map.
Routes and travel time from your current location open in Google Maps. Naver Map is shown in Korean.
- Dong Seoul Terminal to Gyeongju (Departure every 40-60 minutes (07:00-24:00), 4 hour ride)
- Gangnam Express Bus Terminal to Gyeongju (Departure every 40-60 minutes (06:05-23:55), 4 hour ride)
- Get on the bus (No. 10) at Gyeongju Post Office across from Gyeongju Station and get off at Gyeongju Hilton Hotel (Departure every 10 minutes, 20 minute ride)
484-7, Bomun-ro, Gyeongju-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do
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