Youngeun Museum

Based on the Daeyu Culture Foundation (1992), principles to support creative activities in Korean arts and culture, the Youngeun Museum of Contemporary Art opened in November of 2000. With the beautiful background of the Shore of Kyungan River in Gwangju, Gyeonggi Province, the museum has a number of contemporary artwork collections on exhibit and runs the largest artist-in-residence program in Korea. Through various contemporary art exhibitions, research and education programs, the Youngeun Museum of Contemporary Art has been trying to make a space where the museum itself becomes the field for creation and communication amongst professionals in the art industry. This includes artists, critics, and curators of contemporary art. In addition, the museum aims to offer a multicultural space for the public and tries to expand the public’s understanding of art, in an environment where art and life coexist, and interact with each other beyond the frame of plastic arts.