Leeum Samsung Museum of Art
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747-18, Hannam-Dong
Yongsan-Gu
Seoul
140-893
Korea
coordinates:
lat 37.5380783, long 126.9990997
Building names(s): Leeum Samsung Museum of Art / Child Education and Culture Center
Architect/Designer:
OMA
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Completion date: 2004
Function:
website: www.leeum.samsungfoundation.orgopening hours: 10:30-17:00 Closed on Mondays
Reservations can be made up to two weeks in advance for up to 4 persons at a time.
admission cost: Special exhibits are 6000-7000 won.
If you want to visit Museums1&2, it’s an additional 10000 won. Digital Guide rental (PDA) is 2000 won
getting there:
Bus Numbers 110 or 0014.
Line number 6 to Hangangjin Station Take exit 1 and walk in the direction of Itaewon. Make the first right and walk up a slight incline about 5 minutes till you reach the museum.
Last modified: 29 June, 2009 | Suggested By LT
The recently completed Child Education and Culture Center, designed by Rem Koolhaas of OMA, is part of the Samsung Museum of Art Complex.
The building officially opened on October 13, 2004.
Located in Hannam-Dong, a residential district near the city centre, the complex comprises two other buildings by Mario Botta and Jean Nouvel for the permanent collection of traditional Korean art and modern/contemporary art collections respectively. The three buildings converge into a central lobby and information area located in the OMA building.
The museum complex entry is reached via a a descending ramp through the OMA building. The sunken basement-level lobby area links the two museums and the Child and Culture Center together.
The dominant feature of OMA’s design is a massive black box, which confronts the visitor immediately at the entrance.
The box is suspended within large excavation in the undulating topography creating varying light conditions within the space.
Circulation is conceived around the experience of the black box by descending under it, into it and moving above it. This movement provides the visitor a rich experience of the dynamic relationship between the building, the site and the city.
Total area: 13,500 square meters
The Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art project is a 27,000m2 masterplan designed by OMA in 1997. Located in Hannam-Dong – a residential district near the city centre, the complex comprises three buildings by OMA, Mario Botta and Jean Nouvel. The OMA building covers a gross area of 13,100m2 for temporary contemporary exhibitions, media and office spaces. The three buildings converge into a central mixing chamber that forms the lobby and information area.
The museum complex entry is through the OMA building via a ramp leading directly into the mixing chamber. The dominant feature of OMA’s design is a massive black concrete box, which confronts the visitor immediately at the entrance. The box is suspended within large excavation in the undulating topography creating varying light conditions within the space. Circulation is conceived around the experience of the black box by descending under it, into it and moving above it. This movement provides the visitor a rich experience of the dynamic relationship between the building, the site and the city.