Horim Art Center, Dosan Park, and Space* C (Coreana Cosmetics) Museum in Seoul

Jun 13, 2021 | Museum, Park, South Korea - Seoul Area

The Horim Museum is a privately-run art museum in Korea. The museum displays antique and modern art as well as special exhibitions. Dosan Park was established in 1973 to commemorate the achievement and legacy of independence activist An Chang-ho, whose pen name was Dosan. The Coreana Cosmetic Museum is related to the Korean Coreana cosmetics company. Its collection is based on 53,000 items collected by Dr. Yu Sang-Ok, one of the executive directors of Coreana.

Horim Art Museum: 651-24 Sinsa-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
Dosan Park: 20 Dosan-daero 45-gil, Sinsa-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
Space C Musem: 827 Eonju-ro, Sinsa-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea

 

Horim Art Center

The museum displays many Korean porcelains.  Celadon wares, Koryeo dynasty, 12th century.

Goryeo dynasty, 13th century

Buncheong wares, Joseon dynasty, 15th century

Buncheong wares, Joseon dynasty, 15th – 16th century

White Porcelain, Joseon dynasty, 15th century.

Blue and White Porcelains, Joseon dynasty, 15th century

White Porcelains, Joseon dynasty, 19th century

White Porcelains, Joseon dynasty, 19th century

Walking toward Dosan park, modern buildings.

Dosan is the pen name of independence activist An Chang-ho.  The park is to memorize his achievements.

Another modern building

The Space C museum is a cosmetics museum that focuses on the history and trends of Korean cosmetic cultures.

The cosmetic cases.

The materials for face cleansing.

The materials for face coloring.

The cosmetic storing bowls used in Joseon period.

The cosmetic storing bowls used in Joseon period.

The cosmetic storing bowls used in modern period.

Earings, about 500 CE.

Neckland, about 800 CE.

Neckland, about 800 CE.

The museum’s art gallery.  The theme is about the flower.