Hara Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo and Gunmaken, Japan Eclectic selected works by international as well Japanese sculptors. The Open-air Museum opened in October 2000 with site specific works by 20 international sculptors. Antony Caro, Philip King, Yayoi Kusama, Katsura Funakoshi and Ulrich Ruckriem. Also indoors are works by Brancusi, Gaugin, Bourdelle, Lipchitz, Henry Moore and Giacometti. A private collection of over 350 outdoor sculptures dot a landscaped 25 acre park.
Work is primarily by contemporary Korean artists.
The museum features a collection of over 10,000 stone stone sculptures dating from 57 BC- 935 AD located in a large forest grove about one train ride out of Seoul. This is the first stone museum in Korea. The museum was opened to the public in June 2000. The collection figures of government political figures, animal figures with whimsical expressions that were found around the tombs of kings and noblemen to protect the sould of the dead. Sotdae, or spirit poles usually a long stick or column with a stone bird mounted on top are prevalent.