Why NOW picked itGood for a quiet, free Friday night after work. It closes at 7 p.m. on weekends, so Friday is the night to go.
Looking for somewhere to go on a Friday night after work? The Seoul Museum of Art's Seosomun Main Building stays open until 9 p.m. 'Gana Art Collection: The Undercurrent of Technology — Scenes on the Boundary' runs through Nov. 22, with free admission.
Friday is the longest night
The show is on the 2nd floor of the Seosomun Main Building from Apr. 16 to Nov. 22. Admission is free.
Tuesday to Thursday the museum closes at 8 p.m.; on Fridays, the Seoul Culture Night extension keeps it open until 9 p.m. Last entry is one hour before closing.
Korea in the 1970s–90s
The exhibition looks at Korean society as industrialization, urbanization and the media landscape changed at speed. Realist artists who exposed the tensions beneath the surface of prosperity are at its core.
There are three sections: 'Through the Flickering Lights' on migration to the cities, 'The Abyss of a New Order' on the desires inside a new order of technology, capital and media, and 'Dazzling Void' on the emptiness behind material abundance.
Gana Art donation meets the museum's own collection
It combines works donated in 2001 by Gana Art head Lee Ho-jae with the Seoul Museum of Art's own collection.
The public pages do not list the artists, so check on site for the specific works.
Before you go
On Saturdays, Sundays and holidays it closes at 7 p.m. from March to October and at 6 p.m. from November. It is closed every Monday and on Jan. 1.
