What's on
What's on
Exhibitions, events and programmes at Korea's national institutions that a visitor who does not read Korean can actually attend. Each one gives the dates, what it costs, whether you can book without a Korean phone number, and how much English to expect.
This weekend
- 18 Sept – 1 NovRoyal Palaces and Tombs Center · Online (pungsokdo.com)Genre Painting for All 2026: make a Joseon character — free to 1 NovOn nowFree
- 22 Sept – 8 NovRoyal Palaces and Tombs Center · Changdeokgung Palace, Seongjeonggak and Gwanmulheon, 99 Yulgok-ro, Jongno-gu, SeoulChangdeokgung opens the Huiuru pavilion for the first time, 22 September to 8 NovemberOn nowFree
- 1 Oct – 29 NovRoyal Palaces and Tombs Center · Nine Joseon royal tombs (Seoul, Guri, Namyangju, Paju, Hwaseong, Yeoju)Joseon royal tomb forest trails open for autumn — until 29 NovemberOn now
- 7 Oct – 1 NovRoyal Palaces and Tombs Center · Around Chundangji pond, Changgyeonggung Palace, 185 Changgyeonggung-ro, Jongno-gu, SeoulChanggyeonggung's night light show now needs a ticket: 7 October to 1 NovemberOn now