SeMA Gyeonghuigung Museum of Art
Gwanghwamun & Jongno-gu
Two large, white hangar-like structures make up this branch of Seoul Museum of Art. Periodically changing exhibitions of a variable quality and interest…
Must-see attractions in Gwanghwamun & Jongno-gu
Gwanghwamun & Jongno-gu
This impressive stone altar in a tranquil park surrounded by low stone walls and ornate wooden gates dates back to 1395 and King Taejo, founder of the…
Gwanghwamun & Jongno-gu
On the approach to the National Folk Museum is an open-air exhibition of historical buildings and structures including a street of buildings styled as…
Gwanghwamun & Jongno-gu
Designed by Rafael Viñoly, this striking 33-storey office building with a floating oval lords it over low-rise Insa-dong and has a fancy restaurant and…
Gwanghwamun & Jongno-gu
Advance reservations are recommended for this interactive and guided museum for kids, as walk-in visitors are limited in number daily.
Gwanghwamun & Jongno-gu
This elegant gallery is easily spotted by the robot sculpture on the roof of its modern section. Entry is via the converted hanok building, which neatly…
Gwanghwamun & Jongno-gu
Running a program to support art education and activities for the blind, Another Way of Seeing is a gallery where the thought-provoking exhibitions…
Gwanghwamun & Jongno-gu
Houses the towering pink-and-blue shell artwork and landmark entitled Spring. Part of the Cheong-gye-cheon pathway, there is always movement day and night…
Gwanghwamun & Jongno-gu
Housing a large collection of amulets and folk paintings this combined house museum and cultural centre also offers classes teaching traditional painting,…
Gwanghwamun Square Underground Exhibition
Gwanghwamun & Jongno-gu
Exhibition on the life and achievements of King Sejon and his Korean language reform. You can write your own name with brushstroke and ink in hangeul for…
Gwanghwamun & Jongno-gu
One of Seoul's longest running commercial-art galleries, in business since 1977, Sun Art specialises in early-20th-century Korean art and awards an annual…
Gwanghwamun & Jongno-gu
Since 1999, Artside has taken a leading role in artistic exchange between Korea and China by regularly staging exhibits by contemporary Chinese artists…
Gwanghwamun & Jongno-gu
Cutting-edge Korean art is usually on show in this basement space alongside permanent displays of the smallest book in the world (no more than a dot), and…
Gwanghwamun & Jongno-gu
Jogye-sa's museum has three galleries of antique woodblocks, symbol-filled paintings and other Buddhist artefacts. There's also a cafe and gift shop here.
Gwanghwamun & Jongno-gu
Exhibitions include sculptures and interesting installations. Has a chic top-floor cafe with views over hanok roofs.
Gwanghwamun & Jongno-gu
Security is so tight around the Blue House (so called because of its blue tiled roof) at the base of Bukaksan that even innocently walking past the…
Gwanghwamun & Jongno-gu
The impressive entrance gate to Gyeonghuigung has toured around Seoul, and was moved to its present site in 1988.
