Seoul

Seoul Yangnyeongsi Herb Medicine Museum (서울약령시 한의약박물관) – Homepage museum.ddm.go.kr (Korean only) kmedi.ddm.go.kr (Korean only) – Tel +82-2-969-9241 Seoul Yangnyeongsi Herb Medicine Museum opened in September 2006 on the grounds of Bojewon, a medical institution for the poor that was in operation during the Joseon dynasty. The museum was established with the goal of preserving…

Soma Museum of Art (소마미술관) – Homepage soma.kspo.or.kr – Tel +82-2-425-1077 Soma Museum of Art was opened in September 2004 as a cultural space amid the nature of Seoul Olympic Park. The museum displays over 222 sculptures, and offers a variety of cultural and educational programs, including the nation’s first drawing center and archive. –…

Seoul Center for National Intangible Cultural Asset (서울국가무형문화재전수회관) – Homepage www.chf.or.kr (Korean, English) – Tel +82-2-566-6300 Created by the government to hand down traditions and preserve important, intangible cultural assets, the center supports cultural masters in the training of their pupils and their efforts to promote Korean traditional culture to the general public. The center…

Sejong Center (세종문화회관) – Homepage www.sejongpac.or.kr – Tel +82-2-399-1000 Sejong Center, officially known as Sejong Center for the Performing Arts, opened on July 1, 1999 to provide citizens with a cultural art space. Having completed a grand remodeling project in 2007, Sejong Center offers customer-friendly programs aimed at improving the quality of art performances in…

National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul [MMCA Seoul] (국립현대미술관 서울관) – Homepage www.mmca.go.kr – Tel +82-2-3701-9500 The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul (MMCA Seoul) opened in 2013 as a city venue of the MMCA, which opened in 1986 in Gwacheon. The museum site was where many of Korea’s historical and…

National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Deoksugung [MMCA Deoksugung] (국립현대미술관 덕수궁) – Homepage www.mmca.go.kr – Tel +82-2-2022-0600 The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Deoksugung [MMCA Deoksugung] was originally built as an annex to the National Museum of Contemporary Art. The museum specializes in seeking out and researching modern art, exhibiting and preserving…

Gocheok Sky Dome (고척 스카이돔) – Homepage www.sisul.or.kr Gocheok Sky Some is the first dome-type baseball stadium to be built in Korea. Since its establishment in 2015, the stadium has been used as a venue for diverse events, including baseball games, athletic sports, performances, concerts, and more. The stadium consists of two basement floors and…

World Jewellery Museum (세계장신구박물관) – Homepage www.wjm.or.kr – Tel +82-2-730-1610 Situated in the gallery district in the back alley of Samcheong-dong (east of Gyeongbokgung Palace), the World Jewellery Museum houses 3,000 jewelry pieces from 60 countries, which have been collected over 30 years. Of which, 1,000 have been selected for display. The first floor contains…

D MUSEUM Seongsu (디뮤지엄 성수) – Homepage https://daelimmuseum.org – Tel +82-2-6233-7200 D MUSEUM greets the general public with its catchphrase, “an art museum where daily life becomes art.” In 2021, the museum relocated to the area near Seoul Forest Park, so that it could accommodate more visitors in its space. The museum not only hosts…

Seoul City Wall Museum (한양도성박물관) – Homepage www.museum.seoul.kr – Tel +82-2-724-0243 Hanyangdoseong, the Seoul City Wall, built in 1396, was the city fortress wall that protected the capital city Seoul for over 600 years. The fortress wall was built along the terrains and although it became partially damaged during the modernization process, its original form…