Art museum

Ilmin Art Museum

일민미술관

Art museum in Jongno. Open 11:00–19:00, closed Mondays. Plan about 1.5 hours. 4 min walk from Gwanghwamun Station.

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Hours

MonClosed

Tue11:00–19:00

Wed11:00–19:00

Thu11:00–19:00

Fri11:00–19:00

Sat11:00–19:00

Sun11:00–19:00

Time to plan

Plan about 1.5 hours.

Nearest stations

4 min walk from Gwanghwamun Station (Line 5)

7 min walk from Jonggak Station (Line 1)

11 min walk from Euljiro 1(il)-ga (Industrial Bank of Korea) Station (Line 2)

Address

152, Sejong-daero, Jongno-gu, Seoul

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About

Information: Korea Tourism Organization (TourAPI)

The Ilmin Art Museum located in former Dong-A Newspaper Building, was formed in honor of their honorable and late CEO Kim Sang-man. The museum was established in December of 1996, and with a full renovation in 2001, large exhibition hall and Ilmin collection was placed in. Through the renovation, the combination of glass and steel made Artrium aimed to become one of the best comtemporary museum, connecting the museum to the streets of Gwanghwamun.

This museum boasts a large Ilmin collection. There are 430 pieces of Ilmin collection from Goryeo dynasty (918-1392) to present, 1,200 pieces in the Donga Newspaper's collection of art, and 100 pieces of art owned by Hyundai Corporation. The Ilmin Collection mostly consists of pieces that Kim Sang-man collected from ceramics to aesthetic paintings. The Dongah Newspaper's collection has time-relevant pieces that are important in history.