Leeum Museum of Art
리움미술관
An art museum run by the Samsung Foundation of Culture. The standing exhibition of historic Korean art is free and the special exhibitions are ticketed, priced per show rather than at a standing rate. It is about five minutes uphill from Hangangjin Station.
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Place information
- Korean name
- 리움미술관
- Address
- 60-16 Itaewon-ro 55-gil, Yongsan-gu, Seoul
- Nearest station
- Hangangjin Station (한강진역, Line 6) (Exit 1) · 5-min walk
- Opening hours
- 10:00–18:00 (last entry 17:30)
- Closed
- Every Mon · Jan 1 · Seollal · Chuseok
- Time needed
- 2 hours
- Operated by
- Samsung Foundation of Culture
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- Four Major Museums in Seoul, Compared
The National Museum of Korea, the War Memorial, Seodaemun Prison History Hall and Leeum compared on what each holds, where it is, when it closes and what it costs. Three sit in Yongsan and pair easily into one day; only one charges admission.
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Where these facts come from
- Leeum Museum of Art — visitor information: the address, Tue–Sun 10:00–18:00 with last tickets at 17:30, closed Mondays, 1 January, Seollal and Chuseok, and about five minutes on foot from Hangangjin exit 1 ·
- OpenStreetMap — the Leeum building (tourism=museum). Its postcode 04348 matches the address the operator publishes, and it places the building in Hannam-dong ·