Korean Art Gallery

{{Infobox museum | name = Korean Art Gallery | native_name = 조선미술박물관 | native_name_lang = ko | logo = | logo_upright = | logo_alt = | logo_caption = | image = File:PYONGYANG CITY KIM IL SUNG SQUARE DPR KOREA OCT 2012 (8269898986).jpg | image_size = | image_upright = | alt = | caption = Korean Art Gallery (2012) | map_type = | map_relief = | map_size = | map_caption = | map_dot_label = | coordinates =  | former_name =  | established = {{start date|1948|08|11|df=y}} | dissolved =  | location = Pyongyang, North Korea | type = Art museum | accreditation = | key_holdings = | collections = | collection_size = | visitors = | founder = | executive_director = | leader_type = | leader = | director = | president = | ceo = | chairperson = | curator = | architect = | historian = | owner = | employees = | public_transit = | parking =  | website =  | network = | embedded =  }} {{Infobox Korean name | hangul = 조선미술박물관 | hanja = 朝鮮美術博物館 | rr = Joseon misul bangmulgwan | mr = Chosŏn misul pangmulgwan | koreanipa = | context = north | image = | caption = }} The '''Korean Art Gallery''' ({{Korean|hangul=조선미술박물관}}) 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.<ref name="2010-kcna">{{Cite news | date=13 April 2010 | url=https://kcnawatch.org/newstream/1451888648-934407172/korean-art-gallery-rebuilt/ | title=Korean Art Gallery Rebuilt | newspaper=Korean Central News Agency | publisher=KCNA Watch | accessdate=30 May 2021}}</ref> As of 2020, over 6 million people have visited the museum.<ref name="2010-kcna-2">{{Cite news|date=10 March 2020|title=Over 6 Million People Have Visited Korean Art Gallery|work=Korean Central News Agency|publisher=KCNA Watch|url=https://kcnawatch.org/newstream/1583903763-118551595/over-6-million-people-have-visited-korean-art-gallery/|access-date=30 May 2021}}</ref>

== Layout == The museum has 22 showrooms, an exhibition hall, several preservation rooms, and a study room.<ref name="ministry">{{Cite web | title=Korean Art Gallery | url=http://www.korart.sca.kp/index.php/artmuseum | url-status=live | access-date=30 May 2021 | publisher=Ministry of Culture of DPRK | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210530162528/http://www.korart.sca.kp/index.php/artmuseum | archivedate=30 May 2021 }} ''Note: The website article is in Korean. However, you can click 'English' in the top right to change it.''</ref><ref name="tourism">{{Cite web | url=http://www.tourismdprk.gov.kp/place/20 | title=Korean Art Gallery | publisher=National Tourism Administration | accessdate=30 May 2021}} ''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.''</ref> The Museum has over {{convert|10000|m2|ft2}} of floor space and hosts several different styles of art pieces including Korean paintings, oil paintings, sculptures and embroideries.<ref>{{Cite news|date=March 2, 2011|title=Korean Art Gallery|work=Korean Central News Agency|publisher=KCNA Watch|url=https://kcnawatch.org/newstream/1451891869-250009739/korean-art-gallery/|access-date=May 30, 2021}}</ref> There are also tomb murals before the 4th century.<ref name="tourism" />

== See also == {{Portal|North Korea}} * List of museums in North Korea

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Category:Museums in Pyongyang Category:1954 establishments in North Korea Category:Art museums and galleries established in 1954 Category:20th-century architecture in North Korea