Korean art gallery
.jpg) View of the Korean Art Gallery from Sungri Street |
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| place | Pyongyang 
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Korean art
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| opening | August / September 1954 |
The Korean Art Gallery ( kor. 조선 미술 박물관) is an art museum in the North Korean capital Pyongyang . The museum opened in August or September 1954.
description
Covering an area of 11,000 m² over four floors is Korean art from the period of antiquity to the present shown. It is mainly about paintings and sculptures . In total, the building in neoclassical style has 22 exhibition rooms of various sizes. As is common across the country, part of the exhibition is dedicated to Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il . The roof on the street side is decorated with a large replica of the flag of the Korean People's Army .
The building is located on Kim Il-sung Square, next to the History Museum on Sungri Street in the central Chung-guyŏk ( Kyongrim-dong ) district.
Web links
Commons : Korean Art Gallery - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ^ Democratic People's Republic of Korea Ancient History. Korean Art Gallery. In: korea-dpr.com. Korean Friendship Association (KFA), accessed January 9, 2017 .
- ^ Arno Maierbrugger: North Korea: history, culture, sights . Trescher Verlag, 2016, ISBN 978-3-89794-257-8 , pp. 120 ( google.de ).
- ^ Justin Corfield: Historical Dictionary of Pyongyang . Anthem Press, 2013, ISBN 978-0-85728-234-7 , pp. 100 ( google.de ).