The Jeon Hyuck Lim Mueseum of Art (전혁림 미술관)

Explanation

The Jeon Hyuck Lim Museum of Art is located on the way to Yonghwasa Temple on Mireuksan Mountain in Tongyeong. This site used to be the location of the house where master painter Jeon Hyuck-lim lived for about 30 years since 1975. A new building was constructed and the site was turned into a creative space, opening to the public on May 11, 2003.

The outer walls of the building is decorated with the master painter's paintings and his son Yeonggeun's paintings which were selected from among their works and reproduced by utilizing about 7,500 20x20cm ceramic tiles, with a view to represent the image of Tongyeong and the artistic image of the master painter. In particular, the front wall on the third floor is a reproduction of the great artist's work titled "Window" painted in 1992.

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Parking facilities : Available

Parking Fees : Free

Day off : New Year's Day, Seollal (Lunar New Year's Day) and Chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving Day), Mondays and Tuesdays

Charges : Donations welcome

Hours : March-Oct. 10:00-17:30
Nov.-Feb. 10:00-17:00

Scale : Exhibition Hall: 264.46㎡ (80 pyeong)

More information

Collections Status
- Paintings: about 80 works
- Materials: about 60 works

Reservations
Group visits require advanced reservations

Location

10, Bongsu 1-gil, Tongyeong-si, Gyeongsangnam-do

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