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National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Gwacheon [MMCA Gwacheon] (국립현대미술관 과천관)

National Museum of M... Address 313, Gwangmyeong-ro, Gwacheon-si, Gyeonggi-do 경기도 과천시 광명로 313 (막계동) Inquiries • 1330 Travel Hotline: +82-2-1330 (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese) • For more info: +82-2-2188-6000 (Korean) Operating Hours * Mar. ~ Oct. 10:00 - 18:00 (Open until 21:00 on Sat, Sun and Holidays) * Nov. ~ Feb. 10:00 - 17:00 (Open until 20:00 on Sat, Sun and Holidays) ※Last admission is 1hr before closing Closed Every Mondays; Jan. 1st

Introduction

Located in beautiful Gwacheon, the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Gwacheon displays work by Korean and international modern artists, as well as work by those contemporary artists currently making waves in the art world. As well as its permanent collection, the museum generally presents several special exhibitions, which run for three to four months. For English information on the special exhibitions, visitors should check the Art Exhibitions section of VisitKorea’s “What’s On This Month” calendar, the link to which can be found on the main page. Most of the exhibitions can be seen free of charge, although some of the major special exhibitions may charge an admission fee. The museum’s six exhibition galleries are spread over three floors, and includes a children’s gallery. The museum is conveniently located on the outskirts of Seoul near to several other attractions, such as the Seoul Grand Park, and Seoul Land amusement park, so the area makes for a good day trip.

Subsidiary Facilities

Archive, Children's Playroom, Museum Shop, Restaurant, Lounge, Lockers, Stroller Rental Service, Public Telephone

Exhibition Hall Information

* 1F Rampcore in NMCA – A tower of video monitors called “The More, the Better” that was constructed by Nam June Paik in 1988 Circular Gallery – Korean & International Contemporary Art Gallery #1, 2 – Special Exhibitions * 2F Children’s Gallery Gallery #3, 4 – Contemporary Korean Art * 3F Gallery #5 – A collection of Korean contemporary art drawings, ink paintings, and sculptures from the late 70’s Gallery #6

Facilities for the Handicapped

Wheelchair rental service, restrooms

Admission / Participation Fees

* Exhibitions : Free * Special Exhibitions : Varies by exhibition * Free admission : On the 4th Saturday of every month (including Special Exhibitions) Visitors wearing hanbok

Parking Facilities

Available

Parking Fee

3,000 won for first 2 hours 1,000 won for every 30 mins after 2 hours 8,000 won for a day (payment in advance)

Reservations

Reservation should be made for groups of 20 people or more (Inquiries +82-2-2188-6236)

Directions

Take subway line 4 to Seoul Grand Park station. From exit #4, complimentary shuttle buses to run to the museum (departs every 20~30 minutes).

Shuttle Bus Services

▶ March ∼ October   Seoul Grand Park station -> Museum Museum -> Seoul Grand Park station Tue - Fri 09:40 ~ 17:00 11:10 ~ 17:50 Sat - Sun 09:40 ~ 20:00 11:10 ~ 20:50 ▶ November ∼ February   Seoul Grand Park station -> Museum Museum -> Seoul Grand Park station Tue - Fri 09:40 ~ 16:00 11:10 ~ 16:50 Sat - Sun 09:40 ~ 19:00 11:10 ~ 19:50 ※ On weekends and holidays the driveway of the museum is sometimes blocked by traffic jams, on these occasions the shuttle bus will not operate.

Homepage

www.moca.go.kr(Korean, English)

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