| PODO Museum | |
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| General information | |
| Location | 788, Sallongnam0-ro, Andeok-myeon, Seogwipo-si |
| Town or city | Jeju Island |
| Country | South Korea |
| Website | |
| www.podomuseum.com | |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 포도뮤지엄 |
| Revised Romanization | Podo Myujieom |
| McCune–Reischauer | P'odo Myujiŏm |
The PODO Museum is a private art museum and cultural complex on Jeju Island, in South Korea. The name PODO means "grape" in Korean and the museum neighbors PODO Hotel, which was designed by Korean-Japanese architect Jun Itami. [1]
The PODO Museum was inaugurated on April 24, 2021 under the directorship of Chloe H Kim. The building was designed in 2011 by the late architect Kim Seok Chul (1943-2016), who also designed the Korean pavilion in the Giardini of the Venice Biennale with Venetian architect Franco Mancuso. [2]
Exhibitions at the PODO Museum are on an annual basis.
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