Kansong Art Museum

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Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". The Kansong Art Museum (KoreanScript error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler) is located in Seongbuk-dong, Seongbuk District, Seoul, South Korea.

The predecessor to the museum, Bohwagak (Script error: No such module "Lang".; Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler), was founded by Jeon Hyeong-pil in 1938.[1] It was the first privately-owned museum in Korea, and showcased various Korean historical and artistic materials that Jeon had gathered.[1] His goal was to prevent Japanese removal of Korean cultural properties during the Japanese colonial period.[2] Numerous Korean cultural properties were taken to Japan, such as Goryeo porcelains, Silla-era Buddhist statues, and Joseon-era texts.[3]

The museum was designed by architect Park Gil-ryong (Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler).[1] Jeon died in 1962; his sons Jeon Seong-u (Script error: No such module "Lang".; Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler) and Jeon Yeong-u (Script error: No such module "Lang".; Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler) continued his work in museum and art curation. In 1966, the Kansong Art Museum and the Korean Folk Art Research Institute (Script error: No such module "Lang".; Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler) were founded by the pair. The former entity shows pieces to the public, and the latter performs academic research.[1] The museum is named for the art name of Jeon Hyeong-pil (Script error: No such module "Lang".; Script error: No such module "Lang".; Script error: No such module "lang".Template:Category handler).

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References

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