Pyeongchang Mui Art Museum, more romantic because it is a mountain school
- Place name
- Sari Pyeong-gil, Bongpyeong-myeon, Pyeongchang-gun, Gangwon-do
Mui Elementary School, which closed in 1999, met artists such as sculptor Oh Sang-wook, Western painter Jeong Yeon-seo, and calligrapher Lee Cheon-seop and was transformed into Pyeongchang Mui Art Museum (hereinafter referred to as Mui Art Museum) in 2001. While preserving the original school structure, the school playground was transformed into a sculpture park and the classrooms were transformed into exhibition halls. Traces of Mui Elementary School’s days, such as the wooden hallway floor, blackboard, and zither, remain here and there, allowing you to fully enjoy the old rural school atmosphere while staying at the museum. You can enjoy exhibitions by artists who created Mui Art Museum and various planned exhibitions, and enjoy various cultural and artistic experience programs such as making pizza in a stone oven. There is also a two-story gallery café, which is a great place to take a break while taking in the view of the museum, and is famous for its Bongpyeong potato pizza. Mui Art Museum is open from 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., and the indoor exhibition hall is open until 6:00 p.m. It is closed on Wednesdays, but is open on public holidays, during peak seasons, and during the Pyeongchang Hyoseok Cultural Festival. Admission is 5,000 won for those aged 5 to 64, 4,000 won for those aged 65 and older, and night admission (after 6 p.m.) is free.
Bongpyeong, where the Muui Art Museum is located, is the hometown of author Lee Hyo-seok and the main setting of his novel, When Buckwheat Flowers Bloom, and has many related tourist destinations. There is a literature museum introducing Lee Hyo-seok’s life and literary world, the Hyoseok Moonlight Hill right next door, and Bongpyeong Market (Bongpyeong Traditional Market) that also appears in the novel. Buckwheat flowers bloom in early September, and the Pyeongchang Hyoseok Cultural Festival (September 6-15, 2024) is held, doubling the fun. If you have time, continue your trip to the Balwangsan Millennium Jumok Forest Trail, which was selected as the ‘2023 Star of Korean Tourism.’
Inquiry: Pyeongchang Mui Art Museum 033-335-4118
- 地名
- 江原道平昌郡 鳳平面 舎里平吉
ピョンチャンムイ美術館（以下、ムイ美術館という）は、1999年に閉校したムイ小学校が彫刻家のオ・サンウク、西洋画家の鄭淵瑞、書法家の李天燮などの芸術家と出会い、2001年にムイ美術館に生まれ変わった。元の学校の構造を維持しながら、校庭を彫刻公園に変身させ、教室を展示ホールに変えました。ムイ小学校の日々の痕跡である木製廊下の床、黒板、箏などが所々に残っており、美術館に滞在する際に古い田舎の学校の雰囲気を存分に楽しむことができます。ムイ美術館で制作された芸術家たちの展示や各種計画展示を楽しむことができ、石釜でピザを作るなどのさまざまな文化芸術体験プログラムも楽しむことができます。二階建てのギャラリーカフェもあり、美術館の眺めを楽しみながら休憩するのに最適で、鳳平ポテトピザで有名です。ムイ美術館は午前10時から午後9時まで開館しており、室内展示ホールは午後6時までに閉館します。水曜日は休館ですが、祝日や繁忙期、平昌許碩文化祭の期間には営業しています。入場料は5,000ウォン（5歳から64歳）、4,000ウォン（65歳以上）、ナイト入場（午後6時以降）は無料です。
ムイ美術館がある鳳平は、作家イ・ヒョソクの故郷であり、小説「そば花咲くとき」の主要な舞台でもあり、関連する観光地が多くあります。イ・ヒョソクの生涯と文学界を紹介する文学博物館やすぐ隣にある許碩月光丘、小説にも登場する鳳平市場（鳳平伝統市場）などがあります。そばの花は9月初旬に咲き、平昌許碩文化祭（2024年9月6日〜15日）が開催され、楽しみが倍増します。時間があれば、2023年の韓国観光の星に選ばれたバルワンサン千年樹木林の散策を続けてください。
お問い合わせ：ピョンチャンムイ美術館 033-335-4118
