Why NOW picked itFor a day when you want Goya and Velázquez originals in one room. Open Tuesday to Sunday 10:00 to 19:00 with last entry at 18:00, and tickets are sold only on NOL Ticket or Kakao Reservation.
95 works from New York's Hispanic Society Museum & Library hang in the Hangaram Design Museum at the Seoul Arts Center in Seocho-dong. You can see originals by El Greco, Velázquez, Goya and Sorolla until Jan. 20, 2027. It is closed on Mondays.
First time this collection comes to Asia
According to Hankyung, the show has 95 works from the 15th to the early 20th century in six sections. The lender, the Hispanic Society Museum & Library, says it is the first time the collection has been shown in Asia.
On the wall: El Greco's "Holy Family", Velázquez's portrait of Camillo Astalli (Cardinal Pamphili), Goya's full-length "Don Manuel Lapeña" and paintings by Sorolla.
Tuesday to Sunday, 10:00 to 19:00, last entry at 18:00
Doors open 10:00 to 19:00 and the last entry is at 18:00. Mondays are closed.
Adults pay 23,000 won, teens 18,000 won and children 14,000 won; under 36 months with a guardian is free. Discounted tickets sold on site cost 11,500 won and need proof.
Tickets: NOL Ticket or Kakao Reservation only
The Seoul Arts Center lists only NOL Ticket and Kakao Reservation as official sellers and takes no responsibility for resale sites or private deals. On busy days it hands out waiting numbers, and ticketing and entry can close early when the queue is long.
Docent tours in October ran Tuesday to Friday at 11:30, 14:00 and 16:00 for 5,000 won, first 30 people per session. A ticket to the show is separate.
Joaquín Sorolla, "The Beach, Valencia (Boys in the Surf)", a public-domain image from the Hispanic Society collection. Not confirmed as one of the works on show; it is by one of the painters in the exhibition. Wikimedia Commons
