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This special installation in the Museum\u2019s Korean Gallery is inspired by one of the most important Korean works in our collection: a large folding screen depicting a bird\u2019s-eye view of the city of Pyeongyang. The painting is brimming with information about the city\u2014fabled for its architecture, food, and gisaeng<\/em> dancing girls\u2014and its inhabitants and environs. The Walled City of Pyeongyang <\/em>is a topographical portrait of a city, a genre that came into vogue in Korea in the 18th century, with the rise of urban culture and mobility. The Shape of the Land <\/em>presents new research on the 19th-century Pyeongyang screen and places it in the broader context of Korean mapmaking. Although maps of the countryside and towns were originally commissioned by the government for administrative purposes, by the late Joseon period (1392\u20131910), hand-painted and printed maps and atlases were widely popular among the general public. Drawing on the collection of Robert and Sandra Mattielli, the exhibition presents fanciful maps of cities, provinces, the Korean peninsula, and the known world. Often highly stylized, these images offer fascinating insights into the values and worldview of Koreans, on the eve of the Hermit Kingdom\u2019s opening to the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Museum is deeply grateful to the Oregon Korea Foundation for donating the Pyeongyang screen in 2003 and for supporting the companion brochure for this exhibit. Our thanks also to Sandra and Robert Mattielli for their generous loans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Organized by the Portland Art Museum and curated by Sangah Kim, Cowles Curatorial Fellow in Asian Art.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Museum is conveniently located on the historic Park Blocks in the center of downtown Portland, which is easy to get around by public transit or on foot. The Portland Business Alliance has installed way-finding signs which direct you to the cultural district, where the Museum is located.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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There is generally plenty of street parking surrounding the Museum. These spaces range from 1 \u2013 4 hours and can be paid for using a credit card or the Parking Kitty app<\/a>. There are also surface parking lots, and parking garages within 1 \u2013 4 blocks of the Museum. The closest surface lot is located at SW Main St. between SW 10th Ave. and Park Ave, and there are dedicated accessible and van accessible spaces. This lot accepts credit card or the Reef app<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Getting to get to the Museum by public transportation is straightforward and economical. The bus and streetcar travel directly past the Museum, and the MAX light rail has a stop only four blocks away.\u00a0TriMet\u2019s Trip Planner<\/a>\u00a0gives you step-by-step travel directions from your location by bus, light rail, or streetcar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n