Jeonnam February Recommended Tourist Spots: Jeonnam Provincial Museum of Art & Gwangyang Art Warehouse

Gwangyang Art Warehouse Revitalized from an Abandoned Warehouse

Engaging Visitors with Diverse and Flexible Programs

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Heo Seonsik] Gwangyang City announced that the Jeollanam-do Provincial Museum of Art and Gwangyang Art Warehouse have been selected as Jeollanam-do’s recommended tourist destinations for February under the theme “A Journey through Jeollanam-do, the Land of Artistic Elegance Where History Breathes.”

The Jeollanam-do Provincial Museum of Art, built on the site of the old Gwangyang Station, aims to satisfy the cultural demands of Gwangyang citizens and provincial residents, strengthen Jeollanam-do’s international stature, and enter the ranks of internationally recognized art museums.

Gwangyang City announced that the Jeonnam Provincial Museum of Art and Gwangyang Art Warehouse have been selected as the recommended tourist destinations of the month in Jeollanam-do.
Photo by Gwangyang City

Starting with the opening exhibition “Facing the Water with the Mountain at the Back,” the museum has expanded its spectrum with successive large-scale exhibitions such as the “Lee Kun-hee Collection Special Exhibition” and the “Leeum Museum of Art Traveling Exhibition,” causing a paradigm shift in the cultural and artistic community.

Currently, it is attracting attention with special exhibitions such as “Georges Rouault, the Painter Who Preserved Human Nobility,” a new collection exhibition, and “Ko Hwaheum; Finally Finding My White Shore.”

The Georges Rouault exhibition, closing on the 29th, is a blockbuster showcasing about 200 representative works including Miserere and Memoirs, drawing art enthusiasts who have yet to visit.

The “Ko Hwaheum” exhibition clearly demonstrates the Jeollanam-do Provincial Museum of Art’s commitment to spotlighting Jeonnam artists who have not been properly recognized and reexamining the flow and value of Jeonnam’s artistic elegance.

The new collection exhibition, scheduled for March, marks the museum’s second anniversary and is a meaningful exhibition that gauges the museum’s identity and direction while offering a glimpse into its potential and future.

This year, the Jeollanam-do Provincial Museum of Art plans to organize international exhibitions showcasing the diversity of contemporary art, including “Garden of Poetry,” “Another Sea ? Dodaeyanggi,” and “Flowers and Romance” featuring artists such as Cheon Kyungja and Claude Monet.

Additionally, it plans to welcome visitors with exhibitions such as “Richard Kennedy,” an African American artist from the United States, and the special “Lee Kun-hee Collection” exhibition, which has created a sensation in the domestic art scene as a collection of the century.

“FLATFORM 660,” located on the museum’s first floor and equipped with an art shop and cafeteria, symbolizes a resting place representing the old Gwangyang Station’s “platform” and the current location “660,” offering another exhibition space where visitors can savor the lingering impressions of their visit.

Gwangyang Art Warehouse, connected to the front yard of the Jeollanam-do Provincial Museum of Art, actively engages with local residents through diverse and flexible programs while naturally absorbing museum visitors.

Gwangyang Art Warehouse, a repurposed 60-year-old abandoned warehouse, is a complex cultural space composed of “Media A,” which includes a media video room and the Lee Kyungmo Archive, and “Sogyo-dong B,” a communication space and cultural resting place.

Jung Guyeong, Director of Tourism, said, “Gwangyang is a city of cultural tourism newly attracting attention from citizens and tourists centered around diverse cultural and artistic spaces such as the Jeollanam-do Provincial Museum of Art, Gwangyang Art Warehouse, Inseori Park, and the Seomjingang Small Museum of Art.”

He added, “In February, the gateway from winter to spring, I hope people enjoy an artistic journey that moistens the easily parched emotions and prepares for a vibrant spring at the Jeollanam-do Provincial Museum of Art and Gwangyang Art Warehouse, which Jeollanam-do has recommended as representative tourist destinations.”

Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Heo Seonsik hss79@asiae.co.kr

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