National Museum of Korea and MMCA Seoul: tickets and reservations

Admission fees

Do Ho Suh costs 8,000 KRW for a standard paying visitor. The 10,000 KRW combined ticket applies when at least three special exhibitions operate: the extra 2,000 KRW is worth comparing only if you also want the other included exhibitions. Eligible free or discounted ticket types apply instead. MMCA Seoul’s guide lists visitors aged 24 or younger, 65 or older and undergraduate students among free categories; prepare the relevant proof.

Official exhibition / tickets

MMCA Seoul · Do Ho Suh

Hours and closures

The National Museum opens 09:30–17:30 on Mon/Tue/Thu/Fri/Sun, and 09:30–21:00 on Wed/Sat. Last entry is 30 minutes before closing: 17:00 or 20:30. Children’s Museum sessions run 09:30–17:20. MMCA Seoul opens 10:00–18:00 on ordinary days and until 21:00 on Wed/Sat, with free evening admission 18:00–21:00. The last Wednesday of each month is also a free day; timed exhibitions still follow their ticket/session conditions.

Both institutions close on January 1, Seollal (Lunar New Year’s Day) and Chuseok (the Korean harvest holiday). MMCA Seoul lists a temporary closure on 2026-12-01. The National Museum closes its permanent galleries and special halls 1/2 on 2026-12-07; its outdoor exhibition remains open. Both normally open on Monday, so a blanket “Monday closed” rule would be wrong.

Children’s Museum, VR and mobile tickets

Individual Children’s Museum bookings

1. Bookings open at 00:00 Korean time 14 days before the visit: up to 5 tickets, once per person per day. Count guardians and infants under 36 months.
2. Children enter with an adult guardian; adults without children and children without an adult guardian cannot enter. Show a mobile ticket; there is no on-site ticketing.
3. Cancel before the session starts if you cannot attend. Failure to enter within 30 minutes of the start automatically cancels the booking.
4. A no-show without cancellation restricts visits for 60 days and cancels bookings within that period.

For a 2026-10-31 visit, the 14-day rule gives an opening of 2026-10-17 at 00:00 Korean time. This illustrates the rule; it does not indicate available places or a successful booking.

VR sessions

• Free; bookings open 30 days ahead. Capacity is 6 per session, up to 4 per booking and once per account per day. Register for a museum account and book or cancel before the session starts.
• Failure to enter within 5 minutes of the start automatically cancels the booking. Non-VR Immersive Digital Gallery content does not need a VR reservation.
• For ages 8 and above. Korean guidance says at least 130 cm tall, while English says more than 130 cm. If exactly 130 cm, confirm eligibility at +82-2-2077-9093 before booking.

MMCA mobile QR

Book the exhibition, date, session and ticket type. The QR activates on the visit date and is not displayed on a PC. Log in on your phone and open the booking record for entry.

Addresses and subway access

National Museum: 137 Seobinggo-ro, Yongsan-gu (국립중앙박물관, 서빙고로137), +82-2-2077-9000. From Ichon (이촌역), Line 4 or Gyeongui–Jungang, use the museum passage toward Exit 2 and the west gate. The official guide locates elevators at Exit 1 and in the Exit 2-direction passage. The passage is listed 07:00–23:00, closed on museum closure days; its hours are not gallery hours.

MMCA Seoul: 30 Samcheong-ro, Jongno-gu (국립현대미술관 서울, 삼청로30), +82-2-3701-9500; the guide gives Line 3 Anguk (안국역), Exit 1. For a break inside the museum complex, the official page lists DOORE Korean food in the education building 1 F and TERAROSA coffee beside the exhibition-building 1 F lobby; food and drink prices are outside this ticket comparison. A Gyeongbokgung stop has separate palace hours and tickets, linked below.

Official subway access

Gyeongbokgung · 경복궁

3,000 / 5,000 KRW