Mission Statement

Leeum analyzes and freshly interprets internationally renowned contemporary artworks that reflect new social values, Korean contemporary art that reflects current trends of Korea, and Korean traditional art that demonstrates past ideas of beauty and culture.
Our goal is to guide Korean art in a new direction and contribute to International art, creating a richer appreciation of both through our activities.

Core Activities

Leeum’s role is: as a bridge that links and bonds Korean and international art; providing an open education field where an audience can receive highly advanced information and knowledge; and accommodating a cultural playground where artists, researchers, and audiences are artistically inspired. As a creative foundation which contributes to the advance of art in our generation, we perform the following tasks:

• Collection
• Conservationart
• Research
• Exihibition
• Education