Bohwagak Pavilion, Seoul

Bohwagak Pavilion in Seoul is a private art museum built in 1938 by Gansong Jeon Hyeong-pil (1906–1962) to preserve and make use of traditional Korean artworks and other cultural relics; it is a modernist-style building designed by the architect Bak Gil-lyong (1898–1943). It holds great historical significance as a place that played a crucial role in preserving numerous cultural heritage items representative of Korea from the risk of loss amid the difficult social conditions of the Japanese colonial period.

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Where it is

Region

Seongbuk-gu, Seoul

Designation

Registered Cultural Heritage · 국가등록문화유산