The Seoul Museum of Art opened the SeMA Buk Seoul (located within the Deungnamu Neighborhood Park in Junggye-dong, Nowon-gu), which is a place that aims to be a public art complex, and it will also be opening the Children’s Gallery on September 24th to meet the needs of Seoul citizens. From September 24th (Tue) to December 29th (Sun), 2013, the SeMA will hold an exhibition of a collection under the title of “I ♡ SEOUL” to celebrate the opening of the Children's Gallery. This exhibition displays the Seoul Museum of Art's art collection, as well as the works of artists who have created work based on their perception of Seoul. This exhibit will be an educational, hands-on-experience for children. Some 40 pieces of art will be presented under the following themes of: the city, creation, the environment, regeneration, and participation. Various drawings, photographs, installation art pieces, and videos will be on display. During the exhibition period, exhibition-related programs and auxiliary events will be held to encourage the participation of teachers, children, and families who visit. SeMA aims to communicate with various social classes and encourage their participation through the medium of modern art. The first of the museum’s attempt will be this upcoming exhibition of modern art for children. SeMA is encouraging the local community to actively participate in this.
This exhibition will be the SeMA Buk Seoul’s first exhibition for children. As such, the museum has invited Curator Choi Hye-gyeong (Gyeonggido Children Museum) to put together an exhibition that meets the needs of the local community and various visitors.
With the start of this first exhibition, the SeMA Buk Seoul will steadily increase and expand its programs that encourage the active participation of locals. This commemorative exhibition will make the best use of voluntary programs in operating exhibition-related programs, exhibition docent and guide in cooperation with Songgok Girls' High School, which is an art academy in Seoul. SeMA plan to gradually expand such cooperative activities by incorporating the requests and characteristics of the local community. By doing so, the SeMA Buk Seoul will be able to take part in realizing its vision of being a “Post-Museum” that hosts community-oriented exhibitions, which are pursued by municipal museums of art, as well as global, professional and popular exhibitions.
