Robert Koehler
National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul (MMCA Seoul)
Designed by architect Mihn Hyun-jun (see English interview here), the newly opened National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul merges traditional, contemporary and modern architecture in one complex.
The museum incorporates not just one but two historical buildings, the Joseon Dynasty-era Jongchinbu (the ministry in charge of the royal family genealogy) and the old Defense Security Command building, built by the Japanese as a hospital during the colonial era but later used as a counterintelligence headquarters during Korea’s post-war military dictatorships.
National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul (MMCA Seoul)
Designed by architect Mihn Hyun-jun (see English interview here), the newly opened National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul merges traditional, contemporary and modern architecture in one complex.
The museum incorporates not just one but two historical buildings, the Joseon Dynasty-era Jongchinbu (the ministry in charge of the royal family genealogy) and the old Defense Security Command building, built by the Japanese as a hospital during the colonial era but later used as a counterintelligence headquarters during Korea’s post-war military dictatorships.