Sookmyung Women’s University Moon Shin Museum houses the works of sculptor Moon Shin and some 1,800 materials. Established as the MoonShin Art Institute in 1999, Moon Shin Museum was opened at Renaissance Plaza with works of art donated by his surviving family in 2004. The museum contains the Galaxy Gallery, a cylindrical glass gallery penetrating the first and second basement floors, as well as the Moon Gallery and Rainbow Gallery. Following a renewal that commenced in 2017, the museum was reopened in 2019. The museum staff conducts research on Korean modernism centering on Moon Shin’s work and artist-related materials and is dedicated to promoting culture and the arts in Korean society. History of Museum fnctId=hist,fnctNo=35 2000s Year Contents 2017 My PortraitFILL THE GALAXYEvolution: The Beginning of Accidental Changes 2016 Encountering Moon Shin on a WalkMOON SHIN, 1923-1995Point by Point: Reference from the Pas<Today>, an exhibition of work donated by contemporary artists in celebration of the 110th anniversary of the founding of Sookmyung Women’s University 2015 70 Years of Moon Shin’s Art_A RetrospectiveChisel and Wood_From Sculptor Moon Shin to Carpenter Kim Yoon-kwanImaginary Animals 2014 An exhibition in celebration of the 10th anniversary of the opening of Moon Shin Museum, <Moon Shin_Material>Moon Shin’s art exhibition, <The Moon and the Stars>A View from the Other Side 2013 European contemporary art trend exhibition <L’AUTOMNE>Moon Shin’s <Ant> 2012 Shin Mi-sik’s photography exhibition <The Tools of Life>The 2nd Special Invitational Exhibition: Park Chong-bae 2011 Moon Shin’s Activity Exhibition Ⅱ: <The New Light of Artistic Korea (1980s)>, <Moon Shin, the Immortal Master (1990~1995)> and <Moon Shin’s Promise: Creation of Value as a Cultural Country (1996~2005)>The Center and Trends of Contemporary Sculpture_Kim Young-won, Park Chong-bae, Shin Moon-seop and Park Suk-won 2010 Moon Shin’s Activity Exhibition Ⅰ: <The Destiny of the Master (1940s~1950s)>, <Symmetry: Creation of Life (1960s)> and <The European Era of the Great Artist (1970s) >An exhibition of the unpublished drawing, <The Magic of Symmetry>, and <The Scent of a Poet Rhapsodizing About the Art of Moon Shin> 2009 Special Exhibition of Unrevealed Ceramic Works by Moon Shin Sookmyung Women’s University’s grand festivalsⅠ,Ⅱ and Ⅲ to commemorate 10 years of Moon Shin's art Premiere of composed by Gunther Schwarz in Korea (A concert by Ensemble Symmetry)The 2nd Moon Shin Authorship Award and Symposium A seminar and special exhibition at the National Assembly Members' Office Building to create a national brand based on the world-renowned sculptor Moon Shin 2008 <Painter Moon Shin> at Oulim Nuri Arts Center in GoyangA concert in Korea by Ensemble Symmetry, an international music group dedicated to Moon Shin, at Masan 315 Art Center and the National Theater of Korea 2007 A symposium at the National Assembly Members' Office Building to discuss the work of sculptor Moon Shin and strategies to develop the national cultural industry 2005 <Exhibition Commemorating the 10th Anniversary of the Death of Moon Shin> at Gana Art CenterSpecial invitational exhibition at the Valencia International Biennial in Spain The 1st Moon Shin Academic Symposium (2nd symposium held in 2007) 2004 Opening of Sookmyung Women’s University Moon Shin Museum