Read a painter's journey through his subjects
The Oh Seung-woo Art Museum in Muan introduces the work of Korean painter Oh Seung-woo (1930–2023). Rather than only looking at individual paintings, follow the themes he explored over decades: temples and Korean heritage, mountains, historical sites across Asia, and the traditional symbols of longevity known as sipjangsaeng.
From mountains to cultural memory
According to the museum's artist biography, he painted Korean temples and classical subjects in his early career. From the 1980s, he travelled among the country's mountains for a major landscape series. In the 1990s he turned to temples, palaces and monuments in Asian countries, while in the 2000s he reinterpreted the ten symbols of longevity through painting.
A question to take into the gallery
How does a painting of a real mountain differ from one made of symbolic images that convey hopes for a long life? Looking for that transition turns a museum visit into a journey through ideas. The operator lists three gallery rooms and resource and video rooms, but does not guarantee that every series is on view every day.
Before you go
Search for 무안군오승우미술관 at 7 Choui-gil, Samhyang-eup, Muan-gun. Listed hours are 09:00–17:30, with last admission at 17:00, lunch closure from 12:00 to 13:00, and closures on Mondays, 1 January, Seollal and Chuseok. Photography inside galleries, food and pets are restricted. The listed exhibition 'Memories of a Summer Forest' ended on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current programme before setting out.