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- National museums · SeoulNational Museum of KoreaKorea's largest museum, free to walk into, five minutes from Ichon Station
- National museums · GyeongbukGyeongju National MuseumA thousand years of Silla, free, and open to 8pm on Saturdays in the warmer half of the year
- National museums · SeoulNational Folk Museum of KoreaA free museum inside Gyeongbokgung's walls that you can enter without a palace ticket
- National museums · SeoulNational Palace Museum of KoreaThe Joseon court's own things, free, right outside Gyeongbokgung Station
- National museums · SeoulNational Museum of Korean Contemporary HistoryFree modern-history museum on Gwanghwamun Square, with a roof terrace over the palace approach
Events & exhibitions 27
- 23 Oct – 24 JanNational Museum of Korea · Central Asia Gallery, 3F Permanent Exhibition Hall, National Museum of Korea, SeoulDunhuang sutras on show for the first time at the National Museum of Korea — free until 24 JanIn 4 daysFree
- 27 Nov – 18 AprNational Museum of Korea · Special Exhibition Hall 1, National Museum of Korea, SeoulKunsthaus Zürich masterpieces at the National Museum of Korea — KRW 12,000 early bird until 17 DecIn 39 days
- 8 Oct – 13 DecNational Palace Museum of Korea · National Museum of the Annals of the Joseon Dynasty, 2nd-floor special gallery (Odaesan, Pyeongchang)Odaesan's Annals Museum revives King Jeongjo's army in light — free until 13 DecemberOn nowFree
- 31 Oct – 1 NovNational Museum of Korea · Theater Yong, National Museum of KoreaSori: the Seongdeok Bell in concert at the National Museum of Korea — 31 Oct & 1 NovIn 12 days
- 18 Dec – 31 MarNational Museum of Korea · Special Exhibition Gallery 2, National Museum of KoreaMarie Antoinette Style at Seoul’s National Museum — from 18 DecIn 60 days
News 8
National Museum of KoreaNews10 October 2026MU:DS Regional Heritage Collection — 100 museum goods from 13 national museums
National Museum of KoreaNotice26 September 2026Free wedding venue at the National Museum of Korea — how the booking really works
National Museum of KoreaNotice22 September 2026Buyeo National Museum's main galleries are shut until December — but the great incense burner is not
Korea Tourism OrganizationNotice5 October 2026Hadong panda stamp zone at Hwagae Market — to November 2026
National Museum of KoreaNews22 September 2026The twin-lion stone lantern is going back to Yeoju — but not yet
Guides 3
- National Museum of KoreaWhich of Korea's national museums are free, and when are they closed?Admission, closing days, and late-night hours at the National Museum of Korea, the Folk, Palace, and Contemporary History museums in Seoul, and twelve regional national museums, checked against each museum's own site.
- National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, KoreaMMCA's four venues: which one to visit and what each costsMMCA Seoul, Gwacheon, Deoksugung and Cheongju compared for visitors who do not read Korean: what each venue shows, admission and free hours, closing days, the nearest subway exit or shuttle, and how timed tickets for popular shows work.
- National Palace Museum of KoreaSeoul's Five Palaces and Jongmyo: Tickets, Closing Days, ToursAdmission, the 6,000-won combination ticket, the Monday-or-Tuesday closing day of each site, hanbok free entry, seasonal hours, English tour times and the Secret Garden booking rules, checked against Korea Heritage Service pages.