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• Information
  Introduction
  Seoul Museum of Art (SeMA), opened on August 19, 1988, is a modern art museum conveniently located in the Deoksugung Palace area near Jeongdong Theater. The museum's facade showcases architecture of the 1920s, while the rest of the building was remodeled in 2002.
  
  SeMA is a 3-story building with six exhibition halls, a lecture hall for educational programs, and a library where art-related books, magazines, and visual reference materials are available to the public. In one of the exhibition halls is a permanent collection titled "The Soul of Chun Kyung Ja," an exhibition of the works of the famous Korean artist Chun Kyung Ja.
  
  An art museum popular among both locals and visitors, SeMA holds internationally renowned exhibitions twice a year and has hosted Chagall, Matisse, Picasso, Van Gogh, Pompidou, and many other famous collections.
  
  Founding Organization
  Seoul Metropolitan Government
  
  Managing Organization
  Seoul Museum of Art
  
  Structure Size
  B1-3F
  
  Industry Information
  Planned exhibition, education, collect and preserve items
  
  Main Facilities
  [B1] Lecture halls, seminar room, etc.
  [1F] Exhibition hall, kids playground, nursing room, SeMA Cafe
  [2F] Exhibition hall, library, Chun Kyeong Ja room, Gana Art Collection
  [3F] Exhibition hall, Crystal Gallery, project gallery
  [Outdoor] Sculpture park
  
  Subsidiary Facilities
  Rest area, museum shop, play area & nursing room, cafeteria
  
  Restrooms
  Available
  
  Admission / Participation Fees
  Varies by exhibition
  
  Parking Facilities
  Limited parking space. Use of public transportation recommended.
  
  Parking Fee
  Weekdays 400 won for every 5 minutes / Weekends & public holidays 300 won for every 5 minutes
  
  Homepage
  sema.seoul.go.kr
  
  
• Tourist Sites

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    Jeongdong Observatory (정동전망대)

    Region : Jung-gu Seoul
    Type : Architectural & Sculptural Highlights
    Jeongdong Observatory is located on the 13th floor of Seoul City Hall Seosomun building. The observatory has a cafe inside where visitors can enjoy a drink whil...

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    Appenzeller Noble Memorial Museum (배재학당 역사 박물관)

    Region : Jung-gu Seoul
    Type : Museums
    The Appenzeller Noble Memorial Museum is dedicated to Henry Gerhart Appenzeller, the missionary who opened the first Western-style educational institution in Ko...

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    Jeongdong Theater (국립 정동극장)

    Region : Jung-gu Seoul
    Type : Auditoriums
    Jeongdong Theater is located along Deoksugung Stone Wall Path and serves as a cultural hub for local citizens. Opened on June 17, 1995, Jeongdong Theater is his...

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    Chungdong First Methodist Church (서울 정동교회)

    Region : Jung-gu Seoul
    Type : Temples/ Religious Sites
    Chungdong Church, having being completed in 1897, was the first Christian church that was built after the spread of Protestantism in Korea. The church was found...

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    National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Deoksugung [MMCA Deoksugung] (국립현대미술관 (덕수궁관))

    Region : Jung-gu Seoul
    Type : Art Museums/ Art Galleries
    The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Deoksugung [MMCA Deoksugung] was originally built as an annex to the National Museum of Contemporary Art. Th...

• Accommodation

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    Hotel The Plaza (플라자호텔)

    Region : Jung-gu Seoul
    Type : Tourist Hotel
    The hotel is ideally situated in the center of Seoul, located close to many office areas, major banks, the hotel, and the city's main public transportation junc...

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    The Westin Chosun (Seoul) (웨스틴 조선 호텔-서울)

    Region : Jung-gu Seoul
    Type : Tourist Hotel
    The Westin Chosun is situated in the heart of the business and shopping center of Seoul, where the embassies, banks, and government offices are also located. In...

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    Travelodge Myeongdong City Hall (트레블로지 명동 시티홀)

    Region : Jung-gu Seoul
    Type : Tourist Hotel
    Travelodge Myeongdong City Hall provides excellent and efficient customer services as well as convenient amenities for the comfort of all their guests. The hote...

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    Hotel Daewoo Inn [Korea Quality] / 대우모텔(호텔 대우 인) [한국관광 품질인증]

    Region : Jung-gu Seoul
    Type : Inn/Motel
    Daewoo Motel reopened in 2013 with neat facilities after remodeling the rooms. The place is good for solo travelers looking for an inexpensive lodging. There a...

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    Ramada Hotel & Suites by Wyndham Seoul Namdaemun [Korea Quality] / 라마다 호텔앤스위트 서울남대문 [한국관광 품질인증/Korea Quality]

    Region : Jung-gu Seoul
    Type : Tourist Hotel
    Ramada Hotel & Suites by Wyndham Seoul Namdaemun is located in Sunhwa-dong, Jung-gu, at the center of Korea’s capital. Its location gives guests excellent acces...

• Restaurants

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    Ilpum Garden (일품가든)

    Region : Jung-gu Seoul
    Type : Korean Food
    This is a restaurant where you can taste both shabu-shabu (sliced meat and vegetables boiled in water) and roasted meat. This Korean dishes restaurant is locate...

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    Jaembaeok (잼배옥)

    Region : Jung-gu Seoul
    Type : Korean Food
    It has over 80 years of tradition. This Korean dishes restaurant is located in Jung-gu, Seoul. The representative menu is ox bone soup.

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    Yurimmyeon (유림면)

    Region : Jung-gu Seoul
    Type : Korean Food
    This store, which has a long history of over 50 years, makes noodles using only Bongpyeong buckwheat. The best menu at this restaurant is buckwheat noodles. Thi...

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    Gangseo Myeonok (강서면옥)

    Region : Jung-gu Seoul
    Type : Korean Food
    Gangseo Myeonok has been famous for over fifty years, having been the food of choice served to visiting dignitaries from North Korea at the time of the South-No...

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    Korea Samgyetang (고려삼계탕)

    Region : Jung-gu Seoul
    Type : Korean Food
    Korea Samgyetang serves up delicious samgyetang (ginseng chicken soup) made using only 4-year-old ginseng cultivated in Geumsan (a town famous for its ginseng) ...

• Shopping

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    Lotte Department Store - Avenuel Branch (롯데백화점 (에비뉴엘))

    Region : Jung-gu Seoul
    Type : Department Stores
    AVENUEL is a Lotte Department Store luxury-brand branch located in Seoul’s Gangbuk area. Brilliantly dressed in a “garden & gallery” concept and connected to th...

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    Lotte Department Store - Main Branch (롯데백화점 (본점))

    Region : Jung-gu Seoul
    Type : Department Stores
    The main branch of Lotte Department Store opened in 1979 and has gone on to be a leader in the Korean shopping culture and industry. The store offers everything...

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    Namdaemun Market Mungu (Stationery) Street (남대문 문구상가)

    Region : Jung-gu Seoul
    Type : Shops/Malls
    Also called Mungu (Stationery) Street, Mungu Shopping Center is home to colorful stationery, toys, and wrapping materials. Because of its colorful items, the ce...

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    STYLENANDA - Myeongdong Branch (스타일난다 - 명동점)

    Region : Jung-gu Seoul
    Type : Shops/Malls
    STYLENANDA is the offline store of a leading online company specializing in women's fashion. The store sells a variety of women's fashion items.

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    Eyedaq Optician (아이닥안경)

    Region : Jung-gu Seoul
    Type : Shops/Malls
    Associated with Eye Matrix of Japan, Eyedaq offers every kind of eyeglasses: from high myopic lenses to progressive lenses and sports glasses. Its main customer...

• Transportation

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