Amorepacific Museum of Art, Special Exhibition of Ancient Art Collections

[Asia Economy Reporter Yujin Cho] Amorepacific Museum of Art announced on the 23rd that it will hold its first special exhibition of ancient art collections.

The exhibition will be held from the 28th to November 8th at the Amorepacific Museum of Art in Yongsan, Seoul, showcasing a variety of ancient art pieces from different genres that have shared history since the opening of the Pacific Museum in 1979, all gathered in one place.

For safe viewing, the exhibition will operate on an online advance reservation system through the official website of the Amorepacific Museum of Art, and visitors can enter only after wearing masks and undergoing a temperature check.

This special exhibition, the first of the year, was planned to introduce the museum's journey through ancient art works. It is the second special collection exhibition following the modern art collection exhibition held in February last year, allowing visitors to encounter various ancient art pieces that the Amorepacific Museum of Art has collected over time.

The ancient art collections on display cover a wide range from prehistoric times to the modern era, encompassing various genres such as ceramics, paintings, metalwork, and woodcraft.

The exhibition space consists of a total of six exhibition rooms, where about 1,500 diverse ancient art pieces have been selected and displayed, including four nationally designated cultural treasures.

Hyun Moonpil, curator of the Amorepacific Museum of Art, said, “We have designed the space so that visitors can view the diverse ancient art works in different atmospheres according to their characteristics, through new perspectives and exhibition directions that break away from conventional frameworks.”

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