PRIVATE MUSEUM

A report published this June by Larry’s List—the collector-facing art platform providing data and insider access founded by Christoph Noe—concluded that South Korea has the third highest number of private museums in the world, and, with a total of 17, Seoul has more than any other city. These are our favourites.

THE SAN MUSEUM Standing for “space, art, nature”, the SAN Museum (above), founded in 2013, was designed by Tadao Ando. Located around 100km from Seoul in Oak Valley, the museum is set amid greenery; in true Ando form, the museum’s structure merges with its natural surroundings, highlighting the interaction between art, humans and nature through features such as multiple gardens and a meditation hall. The collection includes works by renowned artists including James Turrell and Nam June Paik. THE LEEUM ART MUSEUM Founded in 2004 by the Lee family, which owns Samsung, the Leeum is one of the country’s better-known private museums, and houses more than 15,000 works of art. The structure was designed by renowned architects Rem Koolhaas and Jean Nouvel; the latter created the section which houses 80…

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Tatler Hong Kong (Digital) - 1 Issue, September 2023

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