Visit the Seoul Arts Center during your next foray into South Korea and experience the arts and culture firsthand of this unique nation. If you are looking for a Seoul apartment to host long or short term stays, the Somerset Palace Seoul presents an excellent series of centrally located luxury Seoul serviced apartments that are ideal for leisure or corporate visits. The Seoul Arts Center features a large complex dedicated to various aspects of the creative field, and you will find an Opera house, the Hangaram Art Museum, the Hangaram Design Museum, the Seoul Calligraphy Museum and the Music Hall. The center is more than a performance and exhibition space, as its tranquil surroundings and exquisite architecture provide a wonderful space that affords ample reflection on one’s creativity. The complex’s most significant building is the Opera House, which is also its main performance arena with three magnificent theatres on offer. Shaped to resemble the traditional Korean hat, it was completed in 1993 with world-class facilities and scale. The Music Hall is the nation’s foremost concert hall venue, with an emphasis on classical music. Equipped with the latest sound technology and a plush auditorium, it functions as the ideal meeting place. Last but not least is the Seoul Calligraphy Museum, which is renowned as the only museum in the world that is devoted to showcasing this art form. Spanning ten galleries over two floors, it presents a magnificent introduction into the world of ancient calligraphy, and well as providing an intriguing glimpse into the contemporary directions that calligraphy has taken.
Angela Fernando is an impassioned travel writer who composes pieces under the pen name Sumaira Narayan. She loves writing about new and exciting places around the world and intends to visit them all someday.
