Korean Art Museum
The Korean Art Gallery is an art museum situated on the south side of Kim Il-sung Square in Chung-guyok, Pyongyang, North Korea, which opened in 1948. The building is 4 stories tall with 22 display rooms, an exhibition hall, a room for preservation of works and an artworks study room that exhibits a wide range of art, including oil painting, print, sculpture and industrial arts.Photo: Laika ac, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: art museum in Pyongyang, North Korea
- Also known as: “Korean Art Gallery”
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kim Il Sung Square and Korean Central History Museum.
Kim Il Sung Square
Square
Photo: Nicor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kim Il Sung Square is a large city square in the Central District of Pyongyang, North Korea, and is named after the country's founding leader, Kim Il Sung. Kim Il Sung Square is situated 140 metres northwest of Korean Art Museum.
Korean Central History Museum
Museum
Photo: Mark Fahey, CC BY 2.0.
The Korean Central History Museum is a museum located in Pyongyang, North Korea. The museum is located at the north end of Kim Il-sung Square. It contains displays on Korean history from primitive society to the modern age. Korean Central History Museum is situated 170 metres north of Korean Art Museum.
Grand People’s Study House
Library
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Grand People's Study House is the national library of North Korea, located in the capital city of Pyongyang. The library was built in 1982 in honour of the Supreme Leader Kim Il Sung's 70th birthday. Grand People’s Study House is situated 460 metres northwest of Korean Art Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pyongyang.
Pyongyang
Photo: Nicor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pyongyang is the capital city of North Korea, with about 2,750,000 inhabitants. It is on the Taedong River in the southwest of the country and is known as the Capital of the Revolution.
Korean Art Museum
- Categories: art museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: North Korea, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
39.01858° or 39° 1′ 7″ northLongitude
125.75408° or 125° 45′ 15″ eastInception
September 1954Open location code
8QF72Q93+CJOpenStreetMap ID
way 594258033OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q16889941
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In Other Languages
From Central Kurdish to Vietnamese—“Korean Art Museum” goes by many names.
- Central Kurdish: “پێشانگای ھونەری کۆریا”
- Chinese: “朝鲜美术博物馆”
- Esperanto: “Korea Artgalerio”
- French: “Galerie d’art coréenne”
- French: “Galerie d’art de la Corée”
- French: “musée d’art coréen”
- French: “Musée d’Art coréen”
- French: “Musée d’Art Coréen”
- German: “Koreanische Kunstgalerie”
- Italian: “Museo d’Arte Coreana”
- Korean: “조선미술박물관”
- Portuguese: “Museu de Arte Coreana”
- Portuguese: “Museu de Arte Joseon”
- Russian: “Корейский музей искусств”
- Spanish: “Museo de Arte Coreano”
- Spanish: “Museo de Arte Joseon”
- Thai: “พิพิธภัณฑ์ศิลปะเกาหลี”
- Turkish: “Kore Sanat Galerisi”
- Ukrainian: “Корейський музей мистецтв”
- Vietnamese: “Viện Triển lãm Mỹ thuật Triều Tiên”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Taedongmun Park and Folklore Museum of Korea.
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