cultural facilities in jongno-gu, seoul, south korea

Alive Museum Insa-dong Branch

Alive Museum Insa-dong Branch

The Alive Museum is a media theme park located in Insa-dong. The exhibition here is made up of optical illusion art, large objet, and digital media...

Kyung-in Museum Of Fine Art

Kyung-in Museum Of Fine Art

Kyung-In Museum of Fine Art is located in Insa-dong. It has six exhibition rooms, an atelier, an outdoor exhibition area, and a traditional tea hou...

Whanki Art Museum

Whanki Art Museum

Whanki Art Museum exhibits the works of Kim Whanki (1913-1974), the pioneer of Korean abstract art. Kim was inspired by traditional features such a...

Kyobo Book Centre Gwanghwamun

Kyobo Book Centre Gwanghwamun

Kyobo Book Centre is the first large-scale bookstore in Korea, and this particular store can be found next to Gwanghwamun Square. Kyobo Book Centre...

Seoul City Wall Museum

Seoul City Wall Museum

Hanyangdoseong, the Seoul City Wall, built in 1396, was the city fortress wall that protected the capital city Seoul for over 600 years. The fortre...

World Jewellery Museum

World Jewellery Museum

Situated in the gallery district in the back alley of Samcheong-dong (east of Gyeongbokgung Palace), the World Jewellery Museum houses 3,000 jewelr...

Arko Art Center

Arko Art Center

ARKO Art Center was founded in 1974 as Misulhoegwan in a building of former Deoksu Hospital in Gwanhun-dong, Jongno-gu to offer much-needed exhibit...

National Museum Of Modern And Contemporary Art Seoul Mmca

National Museum Of Modern And Contemporary Art Seoul Mmca

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...

Sejong Center

Sejong Center

Sejong Center, officially known as Sejong Center for the Performing Arts, opened on July 1, 1999 to provide citizens with a cultural art space. Hav...

Cheongwadae Sarangchae

Cheongwadae Sarangchae

Cheongwadae Sarangchae is a space where visitors can learn about Korean culture and the history of former Korean presidents. Visitors can view the ...

National Palace Museum Of Korea

National Palace Museum Of Korea

The National Palace Museum of Korea displays over 40,000 relics from the Joseon dynasty. With various treasures on exhibit, the museum continues to...

National Museum Of Korean Contemporary History

National Museum Of Korean Contemporary History

The National Museum of Korean Contemporary History opened on December 26, 2012, and showcases Korea's modern history, from the opening of Incheon P...

Africa Museum Of Art

Africa Museum Of Art

The Africa Museum of Art was established with the purpose of hosting various art festivals and providing the grounds for researching various art th...

Ilmin Art Museum

Ilmin Art Museum

The Ilmin Art Museum located in former Dong-A Newspaper Building, was formed in honor of their honorable and late CEO Kim Sang-man. The museum was ...

Owl Museum

Owl Museum

The Owl Museum is filled with over 2,000 pieces of owl-themed arts and crafts collected from all over the world by the owner. Renovated from a hous...

Gallery Simon

Gallery Simon

Since its opening in April, 1994, Gallery Simon has continued to focus on promoting the beauty of modern art. Exhibitions include works from experi...

Korean Museum Of Straw And Life

Korean Museum Of Straw And Life

Korean Museum of Straw and Life is a private museum dedicated to the collection, research, and display of materials and historical accounts of dive...

The Story Of King Sejong

The Story Of King Sejong

The Story of King Sejong comprises six different sections with a total area of 3,200 square meters. The museum consists of exhibition zones, an eve...

Art Center K

Art Center K

Art Center K (formerly Wonder Space) opened in February 2012, offers art programs in Daehangno, a neighborhood of youth, romance and culture. It...

Bukchon Museum

Bukchon Museum

The Bukchon Museum displays items that have been collected from Bukchon, a historical village that was once home to the nation’s nobility. The muse...