By Kwon Mee-yoo
Staff Reporter
A total of 600,000 visitors have seen the worksof Van Gogh, currently on display at the Seoul Museum of Arts in downtown Seoul.
Opened on Nov. 24, ``Van Gogh: Voyage into the Myth,'' is the first retrospective of Dutch Impressionist Vincent Van Gogh's works in Korea. The exhibition gives an overview of his career, starting with his earlier works in the Netherlands (1881-1885), Paris (1886-1888), Arles (1889), Saint-Remy (1889-1890) and finally, Auvers-sur-Oise (1890).
Among the 67 works on display are iconic masterpieces such as ``Irises," ``Country Road in Provence by Bight," ``The Yellow House," ``The Sower" and ``Self-Portrait." The 45 oil paintings and 22 drawings are on loan from the Kroller-Muller Museum in Otterlo and Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam.
The exhibition runs through March 16, and is open Tuesday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on weekends. From March 4, it will be open until 10 p.m. on weekdays. Ticket booths close 40 minutes early.
Tickets are 12,000 won for adults, 10,000 for students (13-18 years old), and 8,000 won for children (7-12 years old). The Hankook Ilbo, sister company of The Korea Times, organized the event with the Seoul Museum of Art and KBS Korea.
For more information, visit www.vangoghseoul.com (Korean, English) or call (02) 1577-2933 (Korean).