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.
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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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National Museum of Korean Democracy
A historical museum exploring the people and movements behind Korean democracy.
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Tteok Museum
A small museum devoted to rice cakes and their place in Korean food culture.
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Whanki Museum
A hillside museum that places Kim Whanki's work in a more intimate setting.
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Museum of Japanese Colonial History in Korea
A focused historical museum with material on the colonial period.
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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World Jewellery Museum
A focused jewellery collection for a compact cultural stop in Jongno.
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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National Museum of Korea
Give a few galleries your full attention, then step outside. A free permanent collection and a generous setting beside Yongsan.
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Buk-Seoul Museum of Art
A northern Seoul art outing with exhibitions outside the central gallery circuit.
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Seoul Museum of History
An introduction to the city's changing streets, homes and urban life.
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Seoul Education Museum
School objects and historical displays bring another perspective to a Bukchon walk.
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National Folk Museum of Korea
Everyday objects reveal traditions of home, work and celebration in Korea.
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Kumho Museum of Art
A manageable gallery visit to combine with the streets around Samcheong-dong.
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National Palace Museum of Korea
Royal objects and court culture add context to a nearby palace visit.
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Gwacheon National Science Museum
A substantial science outing south of Seoul for a deliberately slower day.
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Nam-Seoul Museum of Art
Contemporary art in a former consular residence south of the river.
Free entry
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Seoul City Wall Museum
An introduction to the wall before following its route through the city.