ANTIQUE FURNITURE COLLECTIONS IN KOREA – GYEONGGI PROVINCE

HO-AM ART MUSEUM. SEOUL. Ho-Am Art Museum opened on April 22, 1982 and this private museum was founded as the permanent home of the Korean traditional works of art collected over a period of about three decades by Lee Byung-Chull, the founder of the Samsung Group, whose pseudonym was Ho-am. LINK: Ho-Am Museum. THE LOCK MUSEUM […]

ANTIQUE FURNITURE COLLECTIONS IN KOREA. GYEONGSANG PROVINCE.

The Gyeongsang Province in the south of the Korean peninsula was a particularly important center for the production of high-end furniture. Numerous museums attest to this through the quality of their collections. Notably, the Namgaram Museum which holds significant and unique pieces. NAMGARAM MUSEUM. Jinju-si, Gyeongsangnam-do. A varied and very interesting collection. High-quality furniture, with […]

COLLECTIONS OF UNIVERSITIES MUSEUMS IN SEOUL.

EWHA WOMAN’S UNIVERSITY. SEOUL. Korean Furniture Collection. More than 500 pieces are featured in the collection of the Ewha Woman’s University Museum in Seoul, Korea. Woman’s University Museum in Seoul, Korea. The museum was open on April 6, 1935, as part of the university’s efforts to preserve Korea’s rich cultural heritage. SOOKMYUNG WOMEN’S UNIVERSITY, SEOUL. LINKS: Korean […]