5 days Ago By Korea Bizwire
The Seoul Museum of Photography (Image provided by the Seoul Metropolitan Government) SEOUL, April 15 (Korea Bizwire) — After more than a decade of planning, South Korea’s first public art museum devoted exclusively to photography is set to open in Seoul’s Dobong District on May 29. The Seoul Museum of Photography, a new branch of the Seoul Museum of Art (SeMA), spans 7,048 square meters across two underground and four above-ground floors. Designed by Austrian architect Mladen Jadric and Korean architect Yoon Geun-joo, the building visually evokes the concept of photographic pixels.
Conceived as a hub for experimental exhibitions, scholarly research, and photographic preservation, the museum aims to become a leading center for photographic arts in Asia. The museum will open with a yearlong inaugural exhibition series titled Luminous Gazes , comprising three shows. The first, Storage Story , features works by contemporary artists reflecting on their experiences related to the museum’s creation.
The second, Radiance: Moments of Beginnings , traces the origins and milestones of Korean artistic photography through the works of its pioneering figures. A third exhibition is scheduled to launch in December. Open Tuesday through Sunday from 10 a.
m. to 8 p.m.
, the museum will be closed on Mondays. Weekend and holiday hours may vary seasonally. Admission to all exhibitions is free.
Choi Eun-joo, director of SeMA, noted, “The Seoul Museum of Photography is the first and only public museum in Korea dedicated to photography. Through innovative and immersive programming, we hope to provide citizens with new opportunities to engage with the artistic value of photography.” Lina Jang (linajang@koreabizwire.
com).
