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Amorepacific Museum of Art
Korean historic art and contemporary work meet inside Amorepacific's Yongsan headquarters.
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Buk-Seoul Museum of Art
A northern Seoul art outing with exhibitions outside the central gallery circuit.
Free entry
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Kyungin Museum of Fine Art
A cluster of galleries, garden spaces and a traditional tea setting creates a gentle art stop in Insadong.
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Nam-Seoul Museum of Art
Contemporary art in a former consular residence south of the river.
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SOMA Museum of Art
Art galleries beside Olympic Park make an easy pairing with outdoor sculpture.
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Gana Art Center
A large art space in Pyeongchang-dong, designed by Jean-Michel Wilmotte, hosts changing exhibitions and other cultural programmes.
EventConcerts
The Night of Korean Art Songs
The Night of Korean Art Songs at Concert Hall. This programme is part of Seoul Arts Center’s announced autumn and winter season. Check the performers and repertoire on the linked programme before booking; individual concerts have different admission requirements.
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Seoul through craft, design and unusual art spaces
From close looking at craft to DDP’s curves and two contrasting SeMA buildings. Four cultural choices, with clear distinctions between an exhibition visit and an architecture walk.
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Jong Ie Nara Paper Art Museum
Paper folding, craft and contemporary paper works share space in this museum near Dongguk University station.
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.
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Homi Art Shop
A long-established Hongdae supply shop for anyone who prefers sketchbooks, pigments and tools to ordinary souvenirs.
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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.
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Kumho Museum of Art
A manageable gallery visit to combine with the streets around Samcheong-dong.
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Art Sonje Center
Contemporary exhibitions give Samcheong-dong's gallery circuit a strong 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.
On the house
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.
Free entry
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Seoul Museum of Art, Seosomun
Slip off Deoksugung’s stone-wall road into a museum afternoon. Seosomun makes a compact cultural pairing with the palace next door.
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Horim Museum, Sinsa
Historic Korean objects and changing art exhibitions fill this Sinsa museum building.
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Arario Museum in Space
Contemporary art occupies the layered building designed by architect Kim Swoo-geun, once his home and workplace.
EventConcerts
ARTS Concert Season 2 : Gustav Klimt
ARTS Concert Season 2 : Gustav Klimt at Industrial Bank of Korea Chamber Hall. An art-and-music concert places Gustav Klimt alongside chamber repertoire. Commentary by Lee Chang-yong connects the visual subject with a programme that includes Brahms and Schubert.
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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.
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Seoul Arts Center
Concerts, ballet, opera and contemporary dance share a large arts complex in Seocho, with distinct halls and their own programmes.