National Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul

The National Museum of Contemporary Art is situated inside the Seoul Grand Park in Gwacheon. Originally this museum was established as a small exhibition hall within the Gyeongbokgung Palace in 1969. However a bigger exhibition area was required for displaying the masterpieces and hence the National Museum of Contemporary Art was laid in the Seokjojeon after refurbishing the building. Actually Seokjojeon was a colossal granite building in the Deoksugung Palace and was previously used to host the imperial guests. Later in the year 1986, the museum was moved inside the Seoul Grand Park. The National Museum of Contemporary Art looks wonderful with its picturesque backdrop of Mt. Cheonggyesan, an outdoor sculpture park and an amphitheater within this exquisitely designed museum.

At present the National Museum of Contemporary Art has a total floor space of 120, 000square meters where the masterpieces of modern era are exhibited. The famous museum displays Korean paintings including oil paintings, handicraft works and sculptures. In the outdoor sculpture park domestic and foreign sculptures are displayed on special occasions. The special exhibition hall of the National Museum of Contemporary Art holds diverse exhibitions on various themes.

The permanent exhibition gallery within the National Museum of Contemporary Art showcases the dramatic changeover of artistic trends in Korea from the early 20th century Korean culture to the modern epoch.

Thus beside collecting, preserving and exhibiting the modern masterpieces of art, the The National Museum of Contemporary Art also conducts research in Korean Art thus enriching the art culture of Korea.

Other Information

  -   Opening Hours: 9am-6pm during the month of March-October and 9am-5pm during the month of November-February
  -   Monday and other holidays are closed.
  -   Admission fee: 700 won for adults (age 25-64) and 300 won for Youth (age 19-24). Complimentary admission is allowed for those who are over 64 and under 18 years of age and also for people with disability.