Fall in Art : Daelim Museum
This was the museum that first started specialist photography in Korea.
It was actually initially opened at Daejeon in 1997, coming to Seoul a few years later, in 2002. Today, besides photography, the museum also brings a range of other kinds of art and design.
They are focused on transmitting the different ideas of art, giving their visitors the chance to get in touch with new types of lifestyle, also by showing different perspectives of what art can be and become.
Along with exhibitions, Daelim plans events and educations programs. They are constantly expanding their views and projects, creating new ideas, some that are yet to come.
Their choices on what to bring in and show make it always a nice visit and worth the experience.
In the year of 2014, some of the exhibitions held were of the american photographer Ryan McGinley (http://ryanmcginley.com/), in the beginning of the year.
And also american, Linda McCartney (http://www.lindamccartney.com/), in the end of the year.
The Museum has 4 floors, one of which is just the ticket box and a small store area, where you can purchase artist related postcards, bags, books, etc.
Opening hours is from tuesday to sunday, from 10am to 6pm. Thursday and saturday closes at 8pm. The entrance may vary by exhibition, but general price is 5.000WON.
To get there, you can take the subway to Gyeongbokgung Station (Subway Line 3), get off at exit 3 or 4. From there it is a three minute walk. You can also take a bus to Jeokseon-dong, which is also a few minutes walking distance from the museum.
Check their exhibitions program and pay them a visit!
Address: 21, Jahamun-ro 4-gil, Jongno-gu.