The Seoul Museum of Art is an art museum

Museum

A museum is an institution that cares for a collection of artifacts and other objects of scientific, artistic, cultural, or historical importance and makes them available for public viewing through exhibits that may be permanent or temporary. Most large museums are located in major cities...

 operated by Seoul City Council and located in central of Seoul

Seoul

Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...

, South Korea

South Korea

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. It was opened in the Gyeonghuigung Palace area, a royal palace of Joseon dynasty

Joseon Dynasty

Joseon , was a Korean state founded by Taejo Yi Seong-gye that lasted for approximately five centuries. It was founded in the aftermath of the overthrow of the Goryeo at what is today the city of Kaesong. Early on, Korea was retitled and the capital was relocated to modern-day Seoul...

, with six exhibition rooms and an outdoor sculpture park.. However, in 2002 a larger main branch was opened behind Deoksugung

Deoksugung

Deoksugung, also known as Gyeongun-gung, Deoksugung Palace, or Deoksu Palace, is a walled compound of palaces in Seoul that was inhabited by various Korean royalties until the colonial period around the turn of the 20th century. The buildings are of varying construction, including some of natural...

 Palace, replacing the Gyeonguigung Branch as the main branch. Occupying the old Korean Supreme Court

Supreme Court of South Korea

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 building this remodeled and renovated version houses three floors of exhibition halls, a connected administration annex, and a basement with lecture halls, classrooms and offices. The museum has two more branches in Seoul: one is located in Gyeonghuigung

Gyeonghuigung

Gyeonghui Palace was a palace located in Seoul, South Korea. It was one of the "Five Grand Palaces" built by the Joseon Dynasty....

 (SeMa GyeongHuiGung) and the other is located in Namhyeon-dong

Namhyeon-dong

Namhyeon or Namhyeon-dong is a statutory division of Gwanak District, Seoul, South Korea.. Its name means "southern mountain pass". It is named because there was main mountain pass to pass over Mt. Gwanak in the past.-External links:*...

, Gwanak-gu

Gwanak-gu

Gwanak District, or Gwanak-gu is an administrative subdivision of Seoul, South Korea. It lies on southern skirt of Seoul, bordering Seoul and Anyang of Gyeonggi Province. Craggy ridgeline of Mt...

 (SeMa NamSeoul).

The Seoul Museum of Art's main branch offers a wide variety of services to the general public. Offered by the museum are low, or no-cost, public art classes in Korean traditional arts, docent programs in English and Korean and lectures open to the public in order to further its mission.

See also

• Ilmin Museum of Art
  Ilmin Museum of Art
  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...
  
  
• Korean art
  Korean art
  Korean art is art originating or practiced in Korea or by Korean artists, from ancient times to today. Korea is noted for its artistic traditions in pottery, music, calligraphy, and other genres, often marked by the use of bold color, natural forms, and surface decoration.-Introduction:The earliest...
  
  
• List of museums in Seoul
• List of museums in South Korea