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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.
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