Gwangyang City to Host 'Gwangyang Art Tour' During This Chuseok Holiday

Jeonnam Provincial Museum of Art 'Lee Kun-hee Collection'

Inseo Park 'Moon Jar, Embracing Wishes' and More Abundant Events

Gwangyang City in Jeollanam-do is drawing attention by introducing the ‘Gwangyang Art Tour,’ which allows families and relatives reunited after a long time to enjoy a refined holiday culture during the six-day Chuseok golden holiday.

At the Jeollanam-do Provincial Museum of Art, distinguished exhibitions such as ‘Lee Kun-hee Collection: Encounter’ and ‘Eternity·Romance·Flowers’ are waiting for visitors, while at Inseori Park, the exhibition ‘Moon Jar, Containing Wishes’ is also on display.

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The Jeollanam-do Provincial Museum of Art, located next to Gwangyang-eup Terminal, has been gaining domestic and international attention by continuously holding exhibitions that break the boundaries of time and space and expand the spectrum, starting with its opening exhibition ‘Facing the Water with the Mountain Behind.’

Currently, it is showcasing the second Lee Kun-hee Collection following the 2021 popular exhibition ‘Noble Time, Great Gift’ with the special exhibition on modern and contemporary Korean art titled ‘Encounter.’

Composed of three parts, this exhibition offers a chance to see over 60 masterpieces by 43 masters of modern and contemporary Korean art, including Kim Whanki, Chun Kyung-ja, Park Soo-keun, and Lee Jung-seop, and will continue until October 29.

The ‘Eternity·Romance·Flowers’ exhibition vividly highlights the symbolism and functions of flowers, which permeate the entire human life from birth to death, through various forms such as Buddhist paintings, ceramics, folding screens, and tapestries.

Rare works on display until November 5 include the ‘Eleven-faced Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva Painting’ and ‘Junje Bodhisattva Painting,’ which are being exhibited outside the Daehungsa Temple Cultural Heritage Museum for the first time since its opening, a tapestry originally by Claude Monet loaned from the Mobilier National of France, and ‘The Four Seasons (Spring),’ which hung behind the throne of King Louis XIV.

The ambitious exhibition ‘Moon Jar, Containing Wishes’ prepared by the alley complex cultural space Inseori Park is also a great exhibition for the whole family to visit during the Chuseok holiday and is set to open on the 23rd.

The elegant aesthetics and balanced beauty of the moon jar, with its generous form fitting the exhibition theme, are expected to offer a bountiful Chuseok holiday like the full moon.

Jung Gu-young, Director of Tourism, said, “This year’s six-day Chuseok holiday is a special time to spend the holiday by enjoying the refined exhibitions of the Gwangyang Art Tour.”

Meanwhile, the Jeollanam-do Provincial Museum of Art is usually closed every Monday but will operate normally during this holiday period except on Chuseok day (September 29) and October 4. The visiting hours are from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Inseori Park is closed every Monday and Tuesday, including Chuseok day, with visiting hours from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

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