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강동아트센터 아트갤러리
Art gallery · Gangdong-gu
A multipurpose cultural venue inside Myeongil Neighbourhood Park. Combine free gallery shows with outdoor festivals.
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Gangdong-gu Public Library
FreeLibrary · Godeok Stn. (Line 5)
Public library in Gangdong-gu. Free entry and reading, with heating and air conditioning.
Myeongil Neighborhood Park
FreePark · Sangil-dong Stn. (Line 5)
North of Iljasan, Myeongil Park is a large-scale park of a kind rarely found in Seoul. Thick woods on a low hill make it a fine walking course much loved by local residents. Around San 26, Sangil-dong there is a wildflower
Songnim Neighborhood Park Badminton Courts
FreeSports facility · Godeok Stn. (Line 5)
Outdoor badminton courts in Gangdong-gu, with 2 courts. Open 24 hours.
Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education Godeok Lifelong Learning Center
FreeLibrary · Godeok Stn. (Line 5)
Public library in Gangdong-gu. Free entry and reading, with heating and air conditioning.

King Onjo Culture and Sports Hall
₩4,400Sports facility · Godeok Stn. (Line 5)
Public indoor pool in Gangdong-gu, with a 6-lane adult pool and a toddler pool. Open swim costs 4,400 won per session. Open-swim time slots change monthly, so check before you go.
Iljasan Neighborhood Park
FreePark · Gubeundari Stn. (Line 5)
Iljasan Neighborhood Park occupies relatively low hills that are higher in the east and lower in the west, on the boundary between Dunchon-dong in Gangdong-gu and Choi-dong in Hanam. The ridge line is almost flat, like the character for "one" (一), which gave the mountain the name Iljasan.
MMCA Seoul
Free if eligibleJongno-gu · Anguk Stn. (Line 3) Exit 1
Samcheong-dong's flagship contemporary art museum. Time your visit for Culture Day or Wednesday and Saturday evenings and it's free.
Seoul Museum of Art, Seosomun Main Branch
Partly freeJung-gu · City Hall Stn. (Lines 1, 2)
A municipal art museum preserving the facade of the old Supreme Court. On the Deoksugung stone wall walking route, with free permanent exhibitions.
Leeum Museum of Art
Partly freeYongsan-gu · Hangangjin Stn. (Line 6) Exit 1
The Samsung Foundation of Culture's flagship museum. The best tip: see the traditional art permanent collection, full of national treasures, for free.
Nam June Paik Memorial House
FreeJongno-gu · Dongmyo Stn. (Lines 1, 6)
The site of the Changsin-dong house where Nam June Paik lived from 1937 to 1950. A hanok built in 1960 was renovated and opened in 2017, with the permanent exhibition Megatron Rhapsody free to view.
SongEun Art Space
FreeGangnam-gu · Cheongdam Stn. (Line 7) Exit 8, Apgujeong Rodeo Stn. (Suin-Bundang Line)
A free contemporary art space in a triangular building designed by Herzog & de Meuron. Part of the Cheongdam-dong gallery walk.