Best Museums & Cultural Venues in Seoul
Museums, Galleries & Cultural Centers
Explore Seoul's most significant museums, galleries & cultural centers. Learn about Korea's rich heritage and plan your visit.
Charlotte Theater
샤롯데씨어터
Korea's first musical-only theater, opened by Lotte in 2006 with 1,260 seats and a European-style interior, lending opera glasses for a closer view.
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Ground Seesaw Myeongdong
그라운드시소 명동
Media-art screening space in Myeongdong where huge wall projections present painters like Monet and Mucha alongside their life stories as timed shows.
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Kansong Art Museum (Bohwagak)
간송미술관(서울 보화각)
Korea's first private art museum, founded in 1938 as Bohwagak to safeguard treasures under Japanese rule, holding 11 National Treasures and 22 Treasures.
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Kukje Gallery
국제갤러리
Gallery open since 1982 that introduced artists like Frankenthaler and Frank Stella to Korea while championing Korean artists on the global scene.
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Lightroom Seoul
라이트룸 서울(Lightroom Seoul)
A massive immersive gallery in Godeok-dong, twin to Lightroom London, opening with a David Hockney show the artist himself helped plan over three years.
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Myeongdong Nanta Theater
명동난타극장
A 386-seat theater in central Myeongdong dedicated solely to Nanta, Korea's signature nonverbal kitchen-comedy show, running year-round near the station.
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National Aviation Museum
국립항공박물관
Korea's first national aviation museum, opened in 2020 for the Korean Flight School's centenary, displaying 16 real aircraft and aviation history.
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Oil Tank Culture Park
문화비축기지
Once a sealed 1970s oil-reserve site near Sangam, its five repurposed tanks became a culture park hosting markets, exhibitions and performances.
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Piknic
피크닉
Art hall with performance facilities.
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Theatre des Lumieres
빛의 시어터
Built in the former Walkerhill Grand Theater, this immersive venue projects art masterworks in high definition with docent tours, reached by free shuttle.
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War and Women's Human Rights Museum
전쟁과여성인권박물관
Cultural venue with diverse programming.
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Agricultural Museum
농업박물관
Korea's first farming museum, opened in 1987, traces agriculture from prehistory to today through farm tools, relics and hands-on programs.
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