On the 11th, Museum Hanmi, Korea’s first museum dedicated to photography, opened a new space at 201-25 Gahyeon-ro, Tongjin-eup, Gimpo, Gyeonggi Province.
 
As its name, Gahyeon-ri (佳峴里, meaning “beautiful hill”), suggests, Museum Hanmi Gimpo is situated on a hill and consists of the traditional Korean hanok Gahyeonheon, a garden that captures the changing seasons, and the Jerry Uelsmann Memorial Hall, where visitors can experience the artistic world of Jerry Uelsmann in its entirety.
 
The Jerry Uelsmann Memorial Hall is dedicated to the work of American photographer Jerry Uelsmann (1934–2022), who developed the technique of combination printing, creating single images by combining multiple negative films.

The studio and darkroom where the artist worked during his lifetime, including the six enlargers and other tools he used, have been relocated and reconstructed at Museum Hanmi Gimpo, offering visitors an immersive look at his creative environment and working process.
 
Through permanent and special exhibitions, the museum will present a range of archival materials, including representative works, while also offering darkroom experience programs that allow visitors to experience the analog photographic printing process.
 
Museum Hanmi Gimpo is a cultural and artistic space where the history and future of photography, as well as tradition and modernity, coexist. While carrying on the identity of Museum Hanmi, Korea’s first museum dedicated to photography, it also aims to establish itself as a cultural and artistic hub representing the Gimpo region.

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