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Gyeongbokgung Palace
Go through Gwanghwamun and let the courtyards set the pace. The palace is a different experience in daylight and after dark.
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MMCA Seoul
A contemporary art stop beside the palace, with enough space to make one exhibition the centre of your afternoon.
Free entry
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Leeum Museum of Art
Korean antiquities and contemporary ideas share a hillside address. Make the collection or a special exhibition your starting point.
Free entry
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Seoul Museum of Craft Art
Textiles, objects and the decisions behind them. A free museum that rewards looking closely, just off Anguk.
Free entry
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National Museum of Korea
Give a few galleries your full attention, then step outside. A free permanent collection and a generous setting beside Yongsan.
Free entry
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Dongdaemun Design Plaza
Follow the building’s curves, then see what is on inside. DDP turns a walk through Dongdaemun into an architectural detour.
Free entry
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Seoul Forest
Take a breather between Seongsu addresses. Trees, open paths and an easy reason to spend part of the day outside.
Free entry
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Cheonggyecheon Stream
Step below street level and follow the water. A free central-city walk that can be as short or as long as the afternoon allows.
Free entry
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Gwangjang Market
A food-alley stop with room to improvise. Look at what is cooking before deciding where to sit.
RestaurantKorean
Myeongdong Kyoja, main branch
Kalguksu and dumplings on a busy Myeongdong street. A focused lunch stop before the shops take over the afternoon.
RestaurantKorean
Tosokchon Samgyetang
A hot bowl of samgyetang before or after the palace. Give lunch enough time to be more than a quick refuelling stop.
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Café Onion Anguk
Coffee and bread in a hanok setting. Make this the beginning of an Anguk day, then leave time for the craft museum nearby.
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Cakeshop
A basement address for an Itaewon night built around the music. Pick the actual party before picking your arrival time.
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Faust
A late-night Itaewon address with Faust and Tanzbar programmes. Let the lineup decide which evening belongs here.
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Bar Cham
A small hanok bar where Korean ingredients and spirits shape the cocktail list. An intimate finish to a Seochon day.
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EventExhibitions
Equinox at Seoul Museum of Craft Art
Jang Eung-bok’s patterns and textiles bring a new rhythm to the craft museum. A free autumn exhibition in Anguk.
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Koo Jeong A at Leeum
Make room for Koo Jeong A’s exhibition in Leeum’s M2. A reason to give Hannam’s museum hillside a longer afternoon.
On the house
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Free Chuseok visits at MMCA Seoul
Three free-admission dates for the Seoul museum over Chuseok. Choose a show and collect a ticket before going into the galleries.
On the house
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Chuseok moonlight at Namsangol
Traditional performances, craft experiences and a food market bring the harvest holiday to the hanok village.
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Autumn nights at Gyeongbokgung
Go back to the palace after sunset. The announced autumn night season runs on selected evenings through 2 October.
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RB Corporation at Cakeshop
A Friday night at Cakeshop with rom, BAAWLA and more on the announced bill. The party continues into Saturday morning.
EventConcerts
Nacht at Faust and Tanzbar
Kim Bo Yeon, Suman and Sol are on the Faust bill, with Yomi and Nocturnal in Tanzbar. A Saturday plan that starts late.
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Seoul, from courtyard coffee to the dance floor
An Anguk morning, an afternoon in Hannam and a choice of two Itaewon clubs. Give the day a second life after dark.
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Seochon, a palace, art and one good drink
Samgyetang, palace courtyards, a contemporary exhibition and a small cocktail bar. A day that stays around Gyeongbokgung.