some sketches at Seodaemun Museum of Natural History, Seoul

By Lee Yong-hwan in Seoul, Korea

Acrocanthosaurus on the Central Hall, pen and watercolor

Central Hall of the Seodaemun Museum of Natural History, pen and watercolor

Earth Environment Hall on the 3rd floor, pen and watercolor

Allosaurus at Dinosaur Park, pen and watercolor

Human & Nature HAll on the 1st floor, pen and watercolor 

Sharks of Korea at Life Evolution Hall on the 2nd floor, pen and watercolor

Diversity of Terrestrial Life at Life Evolution Hall, pen and watercolor

front view of the Seodaemun Museum of Natural History, pen and watercolor

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( pen and watercolor, 21 x 29.6cm sketchbook )

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Seodaemun Museum of Natural History is located in Seodaemun-gu in Seoul, Korea. The museum was planned and constructed by the Seodaemun District Office. After 6 years of planning and construction, the museum opened on July 10th, 2003. The purpose of the foundation is to preserve, to study and to exhibit geological and biological records about the local environment. The museum is organized around three main themes over three floors, and displays the history of nature and life vividly through various real specimens of minerals, rocks, and fossils (including dinosaurs, animals, and insects from all over the world), but also displays them with up-to date display technologies such as models, dioramas, and stereopsis displays.

These days I visited the museum with pleasant surroundings and enjoyed exciting sketch time in and out of the museum, appreciating the precious natural assets.