The Korean Art Gallery () is an art museum situated on the south side of Kim Il-sung Square in Chung-guyok, Pyongyang, North Korea, which opened in 1948.
The building is 4 stories tall with 22 display rooms, an exhibition hall, a room for preservation of works and an artworks study room that exhibits a wide range of art, including oil painting, print, sculpture and industrial arts.
History The Korean Art Gallery first opened on 11 August 1948, and was later reconstructed in 2010. As of 2020, over 6 million people have visited the museum.
Layout The museum has 22 showrooms, an exhibition hall, several preservation rooms, and a study room. Note: The website article is in Korean. However, you can click 'English' in the top right to change it. Note: The website article is in Korean. However, you can click '조선어' in the top right to bring a dropdown list, and select '영어' to change the text to English. The Museum has over of floor space and hosts several different styles of art pieces including Korean paintings, oil paintings, sculptures and embroideries. There are also tomb murals before the 4th century.
See also
List of museums in North Korea
References