MMCA Guide

12 Foreword
14 Preface

I. HISTORY AND ARCHITECTURE
24 The Beginning of the MMCA: The Gyeongbokgung Palace Period
34 The Rise of the MMCA: The Deoksugung Palace Period
42 Growth as a Comprehensive Museum: MMCA Gwacheon
56 A Cradle of Korean Modern Art: MMCA Deoksugung
64 A Museum in the Heart of the City: MMCA Seoul
84 The Evolution of Storage and Conservation: MMCA Cheongju

II. FUNCTIONS AND ROLES
96 Exhibition
110 Education
120 Research and Publication
132 Archive
142 Conservation
152 Residency
164 Art Bank

III. 100 ARTWORKS FROM THE MMCA COLLECTION
178 The Introduction to the MMCA Collection
184 MMCA 100

388 Timeline

Unlike most Western museums, the MMCA is a state-led institution that has experienced rapid growth. This specificity only makes sense within the reflection and practice of the universal role of the museum, and the development of the history of MMCA has been a process of establishing this
universal specificity and uniqueness. And it has risen to become one of the most influential institutions in Asia within just half a century. This book is an introductory guide designed to provide a better understanding of MMCA by describing its main functions and their development from its inception to the present. It tells detailed stories about the museum's birth and how it has strengthened its system, built its collections, and developed its unique features.
- Preface