Book Park is located in a cultural complex in Itaewon and is a combination of a bookstore, coffee shop, and art gallery. When entering the building, visitors will be greeted by thousands of books stacked on wooden shelves from floor to ceiling. As long as you stay on the premises, Read more [...]
KT&G Sangsangmadang Hongdae (KT&G 상상마당 홍대)
The Sangsangmadang is located right in the middle of the Hongik University district, better known as the Hongdae area. This is the city’s main student area and it’s a cauldron of vibrant energy and creativity. The eleven-story Sangsangmadang building houses a cinema, live performance hall, art gallery, and studio. On Read more [...]
National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Deoksugung [MMCA Deoksugung] (국립현대미술관 (덕수궁관))
National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Deoksugung was originally built as an annex to the National Museum of Contemporary Art. It specializes in seeking out and researching modern art, and also in exhibiting and preserving it. You can see classical works of modern art when you visit National Museum Read more [...]
Arario Museum in SPACE ( 아라리오 뮤지엄 인 스페이스 )
The Arario Museum in Space is a modern art museum that was established by the chairman of the Arario Corporation, Chang-il Kim. The building that houses the museum was designed by the famed Korean architect Kim Swoo-Geun. Until he passed away in 1986, the building served as Kim’s office and Read more [...]
Pak No Soo Art Museum ( 박노수 미술관 )
Pak No-Soo was an extremely talented contemporary Korean artist who recently passed away on February 25, 2013, at the age of 86. Pak had left 1000’s of artworks and his home to the county of Jong-ro. The home and surrounding grounds have been transformed into a unique and beautiful art Read more [...]
Korea Furniture Museum ( 한국가구박물관 )
Korea Furniture Museum is an architecture and traditional furniture museum which is located in Seongbuk-dong. This museum was built as a personal project of a former Yonsei University professor, Chyung Mi-sook who amassed 2000 pieces of Joseon Dynasty furniture over the past five decades. She wanted to create a beautiful Read more [...]
Seoul City Hall Citizens’ Hall ( 서울 시청 시민청 )
If you head down to CIty Hall’s basement, you will find Citizens’ Hall which is located on the first and second basement level of the Seoul City Hall. The Citizens’ Hall was built for the people as a space dedicated to listening to the voices of the people with Speakers Corner Read more [...]