Leeum Museum of Art — Attraction in Seoul

The best part of Leeum museum is the stairs lmao. The museum itself as a space is cool, but what was that?! The free exhibition is actually good, it's historical, has stuff from 12 century. BUT WHAT IS THE PHILIP PARRENO EXHIBITION AND WHY IS IT THERE?! It was the worst modern art I have ever seen in my entire life! As it was mentioned in other reviews it had dirty snowmen, dirty pile of snow, blurry meaningless videos (even though some people tried to make a view like they actually understand what's going on), fish-baloons and my favorite "Moving lamps" lmao no duh they are moving up and down LMAO, wait, it gets better, it's all polished with the second room where there are flashing lights, transparent balloons under the roof and a man doing rounds and singing weird sounds. It looks to me like a very untalented person woke up one day and said "anyone can do modern art, cause it can be anything" . I was literally shocked with the souvenir store that had a notebook with Van Gogh saying on it, that when you hear voices, you should make art. Come on man, you ain't Van Gogh, not even close! I'm highly disappointed that such a famous museum even considered THAT for exposition. Not...

the Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art seeks to bridge the past, present, and future of art. The sleek complex consists of two wings, one dedicated to traditional Korean works and the other to international contemporary art. The traditional wing is shaped like a reverse cone, with a spiraling walkway that winds through galleries of ancient paintings, calligraphy, and crafts. In stark contrast, the glass-and-steel contemporary wing was built without supporting posts, encouraging viewers to move freely among distinctive works by Basquiat, Olafur Eliasson, and Takashi Murakami. The experience continues outside on the parking lot deck, where there is a polished sculpture garden.

The Leeum Samsung Museum of Art uses modern technology and crisp displays to showcase some stunning works of art that are not available anywhere else in the world. From Modern art to traditional Korean arts, there is a great deal here to make a art connoisseur happy. The architecture of the museum is as spectacular as the collections. One can encounter intriguing metal work, ceramic arts and calligraphy too. The museum is a sheer joy to visit because of its contemporary...

On the whole I enjoyed this and would encourage a visit. The building itself is lovely. The exhibits are split between classic Korean art and modern art. I much prefer the former and it’s an amazing collection. I do think they could do a better job of placing directional markers as it’s not always obvious how to proceed through the exhibits on each floor, but the exhibits themselves are generally well presented. Slightly more detailed explanations on the accompanying plaques would be nice, particularly in the English versions, which contain slightly less info than the Korean versions. I think they’re still a little over the top with the Covid measures. Taking temperatures as people enter was never an accurate way of detecting cases and sterilizing hands probably does more harm than good, particularly in a place where you’re not supposed to be touching anything anyway. I have a few other minor nits but minor they are and I don’t want them to detract from the fact that this is a place worth visiting. And you really can’t...