Artsonje Center

Multidisciplinary center for contemporary visual arts and film. Address: 144-2 Sokeukdong, Jongrogu, Seoul 110-200 [en, ko]

Ewha Womans University Museum

Founded in 1935. Collections of ancient Korean objects: ceramic, pottery, tools, tomb-excavated objects, Buddhist artworks, ceramics (Cheong-ja), wood crafts, calligraphy. The museum owns some Chinese material as well. Address: 11-1, Daehyon-dong, Sodaemun-gu, Seoul. [ko]

Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art

Opened in October 2004. Three museum buildings: traditional Korean art, modern and contemporary art by Korean and foreign artists, Samsung Child Education & Culture Center. Address: 747-18 Hannam-Dong. Yongsan-Gu, Seoul, Korea 140-893. [en, ko]

National Museum of Contemporary Art

Collections and temporary exhibitions of national and international art from the beginning of the 20th century up to the present. Opened in 1969, since 1986 located in a new complex with a scultpure garden in Gwacheon, 5 km south of Seoul. Address: 427-701, Gwangmyeong-gil (209), san 58-1, Makgye-dong, Gwacheon-si, Gyeonggi Province. [en, ja, ko, zh]

National Museum of Korea

Korean cultural heritage, ancient art from Asia. In 1908, the art collection of the royal court of the Choson Dynasty (1392 - 1910) was turned into the seed collection of the present National Museum of Korea. 135 Seobinggo ro, Yongsan-gu, Seoul. [en, ja, ko, zh]

Seoul Arts Center

Complex art and cultural center: Opera house, music hall, exhibition hall (Hangaram Art Museum), calligraphy hall (Seoul Calligraphy Art Museum), culture and art information center (Hangaram Design Art Museum). Address: 700 Seocho-dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul. [en, ko]

Seoul Museum of Art

The former Seoul Metropolitan Museum of Art was reopened under its new name in May 2002, in the remodeled buildings of the old Supreme Court. Korean and international contemporary art. Address : 37 Seodaemun-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul, 110-062 [en, ko]

Sung-Kok Art Museum

Opened in 1995 by the Sung-Kok Art and Culture Foundation. Shows art from Korea as well as experimental and international exhibitions, designed to keep local artists involved with new directions in art across the globe. Address: 1-101 Shinmoomro 2 Ga, Chongro-Gu, Seoul. [en, ko]