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Free Late-Night Museum Near Anguk Station: Seoul Museum of Craft Art Open Until 9 pm, Through Nov. 30
Why NOW picked itGood for an hour of quiet after work. It is free until 9 pm Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, but only Exhibition Building 1 is open at night.
The Seoul Museum of Craft Art stays open until 9 pm on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays through Nov. 30. Admission is free with no reservation, so you can walk in straight from Anguk Station after work.
Only Thursday closes at 6 pm
From Sept. 15 to Nov. 30 the museum is open until 9 pm Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Monday is closed, and Thursday still ends at 6 pm.
There is no ticket and no reservation.
The late-night building is Exhibition 1
Only Exhibition Building 1 stays lit until 9 pm. Exhibition Buildings 2 and 3 and the Education Building with the Children's Museum are not open in the evening.
Worth knowing before you head over at night.
The shop runs latest on Fridays
The museum shop and craft library close at 7 pm on Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday, and at 9 pm on Friday. The information-building cafe opens until 9 pm on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays only in October and November.
For an evening that includes the shop and a coffee, Friday is the easy one.
Getting there
The address is 4 Yulgok-ro 3-gil, Jongno-gu (Anguk-dong); call +82-2-6450-7000 with questions. Facilities and hours can change on the day.
Photo credit
Idluataw (Wikimedia Commons) · CC BY-SA 4.0An object from the Seoul Museum of Craft Art (taken 2024; may not be on display now). Photo by Idluataw, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Photo credit
*Youngjin (Wikimedia Commons) · CC BY-SA 4.0The courtyard of the Seoul Museum of Craft Art (taken 2024; not a night photo). Photo by *Youngjin, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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