Seoul's Audeum Audio Museum Wins Prix Versailles Special Interior Prize
In December 2023, the Audeum Audio Museum in Seoul, South Korea, became the first establishment in the nation to receive the Special Prize for an Interior at the Prix Versailles architecture competition. Opened in June 2024 in Seocho-gu, the museum was designed by Kengo Kuma and Hara Kenya, covering over 11,000 square meters across seven levels. Its façade is adorned with 20,000 vertical aluminum tubes, while the interior showcases wood crafted using a "wooddrapery" technique. Audeum, founded by Michael Chung in honor of his father, is the world's inaugural museum dedicated to audio equipment, highlighting its history since 1877, and features rare items like an Edison phonograph.
Key facts
- Audeum Audio Museum won the Prix Versailles Special Prize for an Interior in December 2024.
- It is the first museum in South Korea to win this award.
- The museum opened in June 2024 in Seocho-gu, Seoul.
- It covers over 11,000 square meters on seven floors.
- Designed by Kengo Kuma and Hara Kenya.
- Exterior features 20,000 vertical aluminum tubes.
- Interior uses wood with 'wooddrapery' technique.
- Collection includes Edison phonograph and Western Electric speakers.
- Founded by Michael Chung in memory of his father.
- World's first museum dedicated entirely to audio equipment.
Entities
Artists
- Kengo Kuma
- Hara Kenya
- Michael Chung
Institutions
- Audeum Audio Museum
- Silbatone Acoustics
- Prix Versailles
Locations
- Seoul
- South Korea
- Seocho-gu
- Gangnam