Leeum Museum of Art
리움미술관
Art museum · Mario Botta · Jean Nouvel · Rem Koolhaas (OMA) · 2004 · Yongsan-gu
Address: 서울 용산구 이태원로55길 60-16
Nearest subway: Hangangjin station
Three architects, three buildings, one campus. It is one of the clearest places in the city to compare how different designers handle material and light.
What to notice
- Botta's terracotta-brick drum and the spiral stair under its skylit rotunda.
- Nouvel's dark steel and glass boxes for the modern and contemporary galleries.
- The black-concrete children's education centre by OMA (Rem Koolhaas).
Background
The Leeum Museum of Art is a museum in Hannam-dong, Yongsan District, Seoul, South Korea. It is run by the Samsung Foundation of Culture. It is considered one of South Korea's top three private art museums.
The museum consists of two parts, one of which houses traditional Korean art, the other contemporary art. The first part of the museum was designed by Swiss architect Mario Botta and the second part of the museum by French architect Jean Nouvel and Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas.
From Wikipedia: Leeum Museum of Art, opening section, lightly shortened. CC BY-SA 4.0
Architect: Mario Botta, Jean Nouvel, Rem Koolhaas (OMA)