Arts center
Kansong Art Museum
간송미술관(서울 보화각)
Official name
About this place
Kansong Art Museum was the first private art museum in Korea, opened as Bohwagak in 1938 by Kansong Jeon Hyeong-pil. The name was changed to the current Kansong Art Museum in 1966. Bohwagak was designated as National Registered Cultural Heritage No. 768 on December 30, 2019. Jeon Hyeong-pil dedicated his life to preserving and researching Korea’s representative relics that were devaluated and purposefully obliterated during the Japanese colonial era, as well as to acknowledging their cultural excellence and beauty. The museum houses 11 national treasures and 24 treasures.
- Address
- 102-11 Seongbuk-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul
- Korean address
- 서울특별시 성북구 성북로 102-11 (성북동)
- Opening hours
- 10:00-18:00 Refer to the official website for details
- Closed days
- Mondays
