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Lotte World Folk Museum
Miniature villages and period displays make Korean everyday history approachable at this museum within the Lotte World complex.
Good things are out there
Follow your curiosity.
A name, a neighbourhood, a mood. Start somewhere.
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
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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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Horim Museum, Sinsa
Historic Korean objects and changing art exhibitions fill this Sinsa museum building.
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National Museum of Korean Democracy
A historical museum exploring the people and movements behind Korean democracy.
Free entry
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Kim Chong Yung Museum
Modern sculpture is the focus at this Pyeongchang-dong museum dedicated to Kim Chong Yung.
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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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Seoul Robot & AI Museum
A Dobong museum where demonstrations and interactive displays explore how robots and AI fit into human life.
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Figure Museum W
A Gangnam museum for visitors who would happily spend an afternoon looking closely at characters, superheroes and collectible figures.
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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.
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National Aviation Museum of Korea
Near Gimpo Airport, aircraft, models and themed galleries trace Korea's aviation past and future.
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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Arario Museum in Space
Contemporary art occupies the layered building designed by architect Kim Swoo-geun, once his home and workplace.
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Seodaemun Museum of Natural History
Fossils, minerals, specimens and dinosaur models make this a substantial family stop in Yeonhui-dong.
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Amorepacific Museum of Art
Korean historic art and contemporary work meet inside Amorepacific's Yongsan headquarters.
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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Seoul Baekje Museum
Archaeological objects and interpretation place the Songpa area within the much older history of Baekje.
