Arts & Culture · Our pick in Seoul
Seoul Museum of Art (SeMA)
By Deoksugung
The city’s art museum, in a historic building beside Deoksugung.
Our take
- Walk the stone-wall road
- Address
- City Hall, Seoul
- Nearest metro
- City Hall
150 m · 2 min walk
More distances - Website
- sema.seoul.go.kr
About Seoul Museum of Art (SeMA)
The Seoul Museum of Art’s main building stands near Deoksugung (sema.seoul.go.kr).
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Seoul Museum of Art (SeMA) before you go.
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Hotels nearby
The closest hotels in our guide to Seoul Museum of Art (SeMA), as the crow flies.
- Lotte Hotel Seoul600 m8 min walk
- Four Seasons Hotel Seoul700 m9 min walk
- L’Escape Hotel700 m9 min walk
- Le Méridien Seoul Myeongdong800 m10 min walk
What’s nearby
Distances from Seoul Museum of Art (SeMA) 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
- City HallLine 1Line 2150 m2 min walk
- SeodaemunLine 5650 m8 min walk
- HoehyeonLine 4750 m9 min walk
Key sights
- Gyeongbokgung1.8 kmWalk 22 minCycle 9 minCar or taxi 14 min
- N Seoul Tower1.9 kmWalk 24 minCycle 10 minCar or taxi 14 min
- Bukchon2.4 kmWalk 30 minCycle 12 minCar or taxi 16 min
- Changdeokgung2.6 kmWalk 32 minCycle 13 minCar or taxi 17 min
- The DDP3.2 kmWalk 40 minCycle 16 minCar or taxi 19 min
- COEX9.4 kmCar or taxi 39 min
- Lotte World Tower13 kmCar or taxi 50 min
Main railway stations
- Seoul Station1.0 kmWalk 12 minCycle 5 minCar or taxi 11 min
- Yongsan Station4.0 kmCycle 20 minCar or taxi 21 min
- Suseo Station (SRT)14 kmCar or taxi 54 min
Location
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