Fondé en 1938 sous le nom de Bohwagak par le collectionneur Jeon Hyeong-pil (nom de plume : Kansong), ce fut le premier musée d’art privé de Corée. Conçu par Park Gil-ryong, pionnier de l’architecture moderne, il avait pour vocation de protéger les biens culturels nationaux des pillages de l’époque coloniale japonaise — parmi lesquels un vase en céladon acheté au prix de vingt maisons couvertes de tuiles et le manuscrit Hunminjeongeum. Géré aujourd’hui par la Kansong Art and Culture Foundation, le musée n’accueille toujours le public que pour deux expositions payantes par an, chacune puisant dans une collection qui compte douze Trésors nationaux et des dizaines de Trésors, couvrant le céladon de Goryeo, la peinture et la calligraphie de Joseon ainsi que la sculpture bouddhique.
102-11 Seongbuk-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Nearest station: Hansung University Station (Seoul Subway Line 4, Exit 6)
Show on mapOpen to the public only during two annual exhibition periods: a spring show (late April-early May) and an autumn show (late September-early October), each running roughly 6-8 weeks. During an exhibition the museum opens Tuesday-Sunday 10:00-18:00, closed Mondays, by advance online reservation only via kansong.org. Outside these exhibition windows the museum is closed to visitors. As of 24 September 2026 no autumn 2026 exhibition dates had been announced yet.
From £5000
Youth/child (7-18) 3,000 KRW; free or discounted for under-7s, over-65s, registered disabled visitors and national merit recipients with ID. Admission became ticketed from the October 2024 exhibition onward; each biannual show is booked and priced separately online.