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Hakgojae Gallery
학고재
Art gallery · Jongno-gu
Opened in 1988, Hakgojae has advanced the beauty and value of Korean traditional art under the motto "learn from the old, create the new."
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Other art gallerys in Seoul
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Gangdong Arts Center Art Gallery
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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
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