Pace Gallery Seoul

Art gallery · 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.

Culture space · Hangangjin Stn. (Line 6)

A music library with some 10,000 vinyl records and rare albums. An Itaewon hotspot you can enjoy free with a card or just the DIVE app.

Museum · Hangangjin Stn. (Line 6)

Culture space · Noksapyeong Stn. (Line 6)

An entire subway station turned into a garden and art space. A glass dome in the ceiling drops daylight all the way down to the fourth basement level.

Museum · Samgakji Stn. (Lines 4, 6)

The free outdoor display of tanks, fighter jets and warships is a huge hit with children. The indoor permanent galleries are free too.

Library · Samgakji Stn. (Lines 4, 6)

A reading room on the second floor of the War Memorial of Korea, known for window seats looking out to Namsan, with a specialist archive on the Korean War.

Jongno-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.

Jung-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.

Gangdong-gu · Godeok Stn. (Line 5)

A multipurpose cultural venue inside Myeongil Neighbourhood Park. Combine free gallery shows with outdoor festivals.

Jongno-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.

Gangnam-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.