Arts & Culture · Our pick in Seoul
National Museum of Korea
The national collection
The national collection in a vast building in Yongsan: celadon, Buddhist sculpture, gold crowns and the Korean galleries.
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Image courtesy of © Jinah78 · CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia CommonsOur take
- Allow half a day
- Address
- Yongsan, Seoul
- Nearest metro
- Ichon
650 m · 8 min walk
More distances - Website
- museum.go.kr
About National Museum of Korea
The National Museum of Korea, in Yongsan, holds the national collection of Korean art and archaeology (museum.go.kr).
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with National Museum of Korea before you go.
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Hotels nearby
The closest hotels in our guide to National Museum of Korea, as the crow flies.
- Mondrian Seoul Itaewon1.2 km15 min walk
What’s nearby
Distances from National Museum of Korea are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 12 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Nearest metro stations
- IchonLine 4650 m8 min walk
Key sights
- N Seoul Tower3.1 kmWalk 39 minCycle 16 minCar or taxi 18 min
- The DDP5.5 kmCycle 27 minCar or taxi 26 min
- Gyeongbokgung6.2 kmCycle 31 minCar or taxi 29 min
- Changdeokgung6.6 kmCycle 33 minCar or taxi 30 min
- Bukchon6.7 kmCycle 34 minCar or taxi 30 min
- COEX7.0 kmCycle 35 minCar or taxi 31 min
- Lotte World Tower11 kmCar or taxi 44 min
Main railway stations
- Yongsan Station1.4 kmWalk 17 minCycle 7 minCar or taxi 13 min
- Seoul Station3.6 kmWalk 45 minCycle 18 minCar or taxi 20 min
- Suseo Station (SRT)11 kmCar or taxi 46 min
Location
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