List of museums in Seoul

There are over 100 museums in Seoul.

National museums

Museum	Korean name	Location	Note	Link
National Folk Museum of Korea	국립민속박물관	35 Samcheongdong-gil, Jongno District	Situated near Gyeongbokgung
National Museum of Korea	국립중앙박물관	Yongsan-dong, Yongsan District
National Museum of Korean Contemporary History	대한민국역사박불관	198 Saejongdae-ro, Jongno District, Seoul	Situated near Gyeongbokgung
National Palace Museum of Korea	국립고궁박물관	Sajikno 34 (Sejongno), Jongno District	Situated near Gyeongbokgung
National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art	국립현대미술관	30, Samcheong-ro, Jongno District	Situated near Gyeongbokgung
Korean Film Museum	한국영화박물관	400, Worldcupbuk-ro, Mapo District

Municipal museums

Museum	Korean name	Location	Note	Link
Heojun Museum	허준박물관	Gayang 2-dong, Gangseo-gu
Global Village Folk Museum	지구촌 민속교육박물관	F2 ~3 Seoul Education Research & Information Institute, 112 Sowol-ro (100-177 1ga Hoehyeon-dong), Jung District	Closed permanently as of 2016
SeMa GyeongHuiGung	서울시립미술관 경희궁분관	2-1, Sinmunno 2-ga, Jongno District
SeMa NamSeoul	서울시립미술관 남서울분관	1059-13 Namhyeon-dong, Gwanak-gu
Seodaemun Museum of Natural History	서대문 자연사박물관	San 5-58 Yeonhui-3 dong, Seodaemun District
Seoul Education Museum	서울교육사료관	19 Bukchon-gil (2 Hwa-dong), Jongno District
Seoul Museum of Art (SeMa)	서울시립미술관	Misulgwan-gil 30 (Seosomun-dong 37), Jung District
Seoul Museum of History	서울역사박물관	2-1 Sinmunno 1-ga, Jongno District
Seoul Urban Life Museum	서울생활사박물관	Nowon District
War Memorial of Korea	전쟁기념관	1ga-8 Yongsan-dong, Yongsan District
Seoul Baekje Museum	한성백제박물관	71, Wiryeseong-daero, Songpa-gu71

Private museums

Museum	Korean name	Location	Note	Link
The Abraham Park Kenneth Vine Collection	평강성서박물관	Oryu 2-dong, Guro-gu
Artsonje Center	아트선재센터	Sogyeok-dong, Jongno District
Art Center Nabi	아트센터나비	Seorin-dong, Jongno District
Bank of Korea Museum	한국은행 화페금융박물관	110 Namdaemunno 3-ga, Jung District
Bukchon Art Museum	북촌미술관	1F, Jamiwon Building, 170-12 Gahoe-dong, Jongno District
Chiwoo Craft Museum	치우금속공예관	610-11 Umyeon-dong, Seocho District
Chohong Museum of Finance				[permanent dead link]
Chojun Textile & Quilt Art Museum	초전섬유퀼트박물관	F1. Jeil Cultural Center, 1-20 Namsan-dong, Jung District
Coreana Cosmetic Museum
Dosan Ahn Chang-ho Memorial Hall
Gahoe Museum	가회박물관	Gahoe-dong, Jongno District
Global Village Folk Museum	지구촌민속박물관
The Han Sang Soo Embroidery Museum	한상수 자수박물관	Seongbuk-dong 58-13, Seongbuk-gu
Hanul Science Museum	한얼박물관
Hanwon Museum of Art
Horim Museum	호림박물관	Sillim-dong, Gwanak-gu
Hwajeong Museum	화정박물관	Pyeongchang-dong, Jongno District
Ilmin Museum of Art	일민미술관	Jongno District
ImageRoot Museum
Jeoldu-san Memorial Shrine	절두산	Hapjeong-dong, Mapo-gu
Museum Kimchikan	뮤지엄 김치간	Insa-dong, Jongno District
Kim Koo Museum	백범기념관	Hyochang-dong, Yongsan District
Korea Racing Association Equine Museum				http://www.kra.co.kr
Kobaco - Korean Broadcasting and Advertisement Museum	한국광고박물관	Sinchon-dong, Songpa-gu
Korea Furniture Museum
Korean Magazine Museum
Korea Museum of Modern Costume
Kumho Museum of Art
Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art		Itaewon, Yongsan District
Lotte World Folk Museum
Milal Museum of Art
Mokin Museum
Museum of Art, Seoul National University
Museum of Japanese Colonial History in Korea		Cheongpa-dong
Museum of Korean Buddhist Art		Wonseo-dong, Jongno District
Museum of Korean Embroidery
Museum of Korean Modern Literature		Jangchung-dong, Jung District
Museum of Korea Straw and Plants Handicraft		Myeongnyun-dong, Jongno District
The Museum of Medicine
The Museum of Photography, Seoul		Bangi-dong, Songpa-gu
Nonghyup Agricultural Museum
Lock Museum	쇳대박물관	187-8, Dongsung-dong, [Jongno District]
Onggi Folk Museum	옹기민속박물관	Ssangmun 1-dong, Dobong District
Paper Art Museum
Posco Art Museum
Presseum		Sejongno, Jongno District
Plateau (formerly called 'Rodin Gallery')		Taepyeongno 2-ga, Jung District
Samseong Museum of Publishing
Savina Museum		Anguk-dong, Jongno District
Seokbong Ceramic Museum
Seonbawi Museum of Art
Seoul Olympic Museum
Seoul Olympic Art Museum
Seoul Art Center	예술의 전당	Seocho-dong, Seocho District		http://www.sac.or.kr
Seoul Arts Center Hangaram Design Museum		Seocho District
Simone Handbag Museum		Gangnam District
Sungkok Art Museum	성곡미술관	Jongno District
Sung Am Archives of Classical Literature
Tibet Museum	티벳박물관	Sogyeok-dong, Jongno District
Total Museum of Contemporary Art		Pyeongchang-dong, Jongno District
Tteok & Kitchen Utensil Museum	떡•부엌살림 박물관	Waryong-dong, Jongno District
Ultra Architecture Museum
Whanki Museum	환기미술관	Buam-dong, Jongno District
Woori Bank Museum
World Jewellery Museum
YoungIn Museum of Literature		Pyeongchang-dong, Jongno District
Trickeye Museum	트릭아이 미술관	Seogyo-dong, Mapo-gu

See also

• List of museums in South Korea
• List of tallest buildings in Seoul
• Architecture of South Korea

References

• Korean museum association
• (in Korean) List of museums in South Korea
• (in Korean) Museums in Jongno District, Seoul
• (in Korean) List of museums in South Korea