things to do in jongno-gu, seoul, south korea

Seoul Sajik Park

Seoul Sajik Park

Sajik Park is one of the three most popular parks in Jongno-gu along with Tapgol Park and Samcheong Park. Located west of the Government Complex-Se...

Doosan Art Center

Doosan Art Center

Doosan Art Center, which opened on October 1, 2007, is structured around three different spaces: The Yonkang Hall, exclusively designed for musical...

Nakseonjae Hall

Nakseonjae Hall

Located inside Changdeokgung Palace, Nakseonjae Hall is a one-story structure built in ikgong style (bird wing-shaped eaves placed on top of the pi...

Tteok Museum

Tteok Museum

The Tteok Museum displays over 2,000 Korean kitchen utensils and tteok (rice cake) related items, arranged by various themes. The displayed utensil...

Seoul Gyeonggyojang House

Seoul Gyeonggyojang House

Gyeonggyojang House, a designated Historic Site, was the location of the provisional government and the place where Baekbeom Kim Koo passed away. S...

Mok In Museum Seok Won

Mok In Museum Seok Won

Mok In Museum Mok Seok Won relocated in 2019 from Insa-dong to Buam-dong. Six exhibition halls offer visitors a look at wooden figures from around ...

Seoul Geumseonsa Temple

Seoul Geumseonsa Temple

Geumseonsa Temple is located within Bukhansan National Park, just behind Cheong Wa Da (The Blue House) and Gyeongbokgung Palace. The entrance to th...

Kukje Gallery

Kukje Gallery

The Kukje Galley has been committed to presenting the work of significant Korean and international contemporary artists to the public since 1982. T...

Marronnier Park

Marronnier Park

Marronnier Park was given its name due to the marronnier trees, or horse chestnut trees, growing within the area. The location where Seoul National...

Kt Square

Kt Square

KT Square is a multi-complex that offers various cultural performances as well as hands-on experiences of the latest in IT technology. Gallery 130 ...

Seoul Art Center Gongpyeong Gallery

Seoul Art Center Gongpyeong Gallery

Opened in 1992, Seoul Art Center Gongpyeong Gallery is a 17,791㎡, two-story building with four exhibition halls. It is one of the main galleries o...

Bukchon Cultural Center

Bukchon Cultural Center

Bukchon Cultural Center, located in a hanok, was established to offer traditional cultural experience opportunities for visitors to the area. The p...

Kumho Art Hall

Kumho Art Hall

Kumho Art Hall was built in 2000 exclusively for classical music concerts, with 390 seats, the perfect structure for chamber concerts. All seats ar...

Changgyeonggung Palace Honghwamun Gate

Changgyeonggung Palace Honghwamun Gate

Honghwamun Gate is the main gate of Changgyeonggung Palace. It has three opening gates in the front and two to the side with a sophisticated lockin...

Jeongdok Library

Jeongdok Library

Jeongdok Library opened in January 1977 on the former site of the Gyeonggi High School in Bukchon, Jongno-gu, Seoul. As a public city library, it b...

Arko Arts Theater

Arko Arts Theater

Opened on April 1, 1981, Arko Arts Theater’s mission statement is to “boost performance art, obtain performance space to promote its popularity amo...

Daehangno University Street

Daehangno University Street

Daehangno is an artistic neighborhood that stretches 1.1 kilometers from Jongno 5-ga Intersection to Hyehwa-dong Rotary. The area is filled with cu...

Gallery Hyundai

Gallery Hyundai

Gallery Hyundai has been improving daily for over 40 years since April 1970, working closely with various Korean artists in modern art. Gallery Hyu...

Zaha Museum

Zaha Museum

Located in Buam-dong, Jongno-gu, Zaha Museum is the highest art gallery in Seoul. Reaching the museum involves a bit of an uphill walk, but the bre...

Insa Art Space

Insa Art Space

Insa Art Space was established in 2000 to support artists who are experiencing financial difficulties. In 2005, Art Space started to develop artist...