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A private art museum established in 1982. The museum’s collection is based on a foundation of 1,200 antique art pieces collected by Lee Byung-chul, the founder of the Samsung Group, and its collection includes paintings, wooden furniture, Buddhist artworks, and ceramics from the past to the modern era. Ho-Am is the literati sobriquet of Lee Byung-chul, and the museum was originally situated in Cheoin-gu Yongin, Gyeonggi-do. Notable exhibitions held at the museum include the
Masterpieces of Korean Folk Painting Exhibition in 1983, the three
Joseon White Porcelain Exhibitions in 1983, 1985, and 1987, the
National Treasures of Goryeo Exhibition in 1995, and the Masterpieces of Korean Art Exhibition in 2002. The Hoam Art Gallery moved to Sunhwa-dong, Jung-gu, Seoul in 1992. iIn 2004 it moved once again to Hannam-dong in Seoul, and its name was changed to the Leeum.
* Source: Multilingual Glossary of Korean Art. Korea Arts Management Service