National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art

National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA)
국립현대미술관
Gwacheon branch
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Established1969
Location313 Gwangmyeong-ro, Gwacheon-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Coordinates37°34′43″N 126°58′48″E / 37.5785°N 126.9800°E / 37.5785; 126.9800
Visitors1,171,780 (2016)[1]
Websitewww.mmca.go.kr/eng
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGungnim Hyeondae Misulgwan
McCune–ReischauerKungnim Hyŏndae Misulgwan
Deoksugung branch

The National Museum of Contemporary Art, Korea (Korean국립현대미술관; Hanja國立現代美術館; RRGungnipyeondaemisulgwan) (MMCA)[2] is a contemporary art museum with four branches in Gwacheon, Deoksugung, Seoul and Cheongju. The museum was first established in 1969 as the only national art museum in the country accommodating modern and contemporary art of Korea and international art of different time periods.

  1. ^ "Visitor Figures 2016" (PDF). The Art Newspaper Review. April 2017. p. 14. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  2. ^ Kwon, Mee-yoo (November 20, 2013). "A city intrigued". The Korea Times. Retrieved October 2, 2015.

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