National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Gwacheon

The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, which opened in Gyeongbokgung Palace in 1969, later moved to the east wing of Deoksugung Stone Hall in 1973, and in 1986 completed and opened a museum with international-scale facilities and an outdoor sculpture garden on the current Gwacheon site, ushering in a new chapter in Korean art culture. In 1998, the west wing of Deoksugung Stone Hall, located in downtown Seoul, opened as the Deoksugung Museum of Art, a branch of the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, specializing as a modern art museum. In November 2013, the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul was established and opened in Sogyeok-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul, on the site of the former Defense Security Command, featuring complex facilities including exhibition halls, a project gallery, a cinema, and a multipurpose hall, embodying Korea's past, present, and future cultural values through diverse activities. In 2018, the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Cheongju opened in Cheongju, Chungcheongbuk-do, after renovating the former tobacco manufacturing plant, striving to develop it as a central region art culture landmark. In 2019, celebrating its 50th anniversary, the museum held a commemorative ceremony and has been advancing as an open museum sharing art culture with the world. For the convenience of visitors wishing to tour all three branches of the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, a free art shuttle bus operates four times a day. Address: 313 Gwangmyeong-ro, Gwacheon-si, Gyeonggi-do (Makgye-dong)