Route 6: National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul Museum of Craft Art (SeMoCA), National Museum of Korean Contemporary History and Seoul Museum of History — an indoor journey

Stops: 6
Straight-line total: 2.6 km
Closed days: 2 stops closed on Mondays
Start → end: National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul → Gyeonghuigung Palace

How to get to Route 6: National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul Museum of Craft Art (SeMoCA), National Museum of Korean Contemporary History and Seoul Museum of History — an indoor journey

The first 4 stops are within 1 km of the start in a straight line, and the longest leg is from National Museum of Korean Contemporary History to Seoul Museum of History, 760 m in a straight line.

6 stops in order

1National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoulnext stop 350 m

Source: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 3 (no changes allowed)

Museums · Galleries · Exhibitions · Sogyeok-dong
Hours
10:00–18:00Wednesday and Saturday 10:00–21:00 more
Closed days
January 1 / Lunar New Year's Day / Chuseok
Fee
Korea Tourism Organization Free admission to the permanent exhibitionOfficial website Separate fees for each exhibition

Visit information for National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul
2National Folk Museum of Korea and Children's Museumnext stop 680 m

Source: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 3 (no changes allowed)

Museums · Galleries · Exhibitions · Sejongno
Hours
09:00–18:00November–February 09:00–17:00 more
Closed days
January 1 / Lunar New Year's Day and Chuseok
Fee
Free

Visit information for National Folk Museum of Korea and Children's Museum
3Seoul Museum of Craft Art (SeMoCA)next stop 580 m

Source: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 3 (no changes allowed)

Museums · Galleries · Exhibitions · Anguk-dong
Hours
10:00–18:00
Closed days
Korea Tourism Organization Every Monday / January 1Official website Every Monday (open on public holidays) and January 1 (the children's museum: every Monday)
Fee
Free

Visit information for Seoul Museum of Craft Art (SeMoCA)
4National Museum of Korean Contemporary Historynext stop 760 m

Source: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 3 (no changes allowed)

Museums · Galleries · Exhibitions · Sejongno
Hours
Monday–TuesdayWednesday and Saturday 10:00–21:00 more
Closed days
January 1 / Lunar New Year's Day and Chuseok
Fee
Free

Visit information for National Museum of Korean Contemporary History
5Seoul Museum of Historynext stop 210 m

Source: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 3 (no changes allowed)

Museums · Galleries · Exhibitions · Sinmun-ro 2-ga
Hours
09:00–21:00 more
Closed days
Every Monday / January 1
Fee
Free

Visit information for Seoul Museum of History
6Gyeonghuigung Palace

Source: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 1

Royal Palaces · Traditional Houses · Cultural Heritage
Hours
09:00–18:00 (last admission 17:30)
Closed days
Every Monday / January 1
Fee
Free

Visit information for Gyeonghuigung Palace

Getting around without a car

Directions between stops Google Maps works out the route and the time

1 National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul → 2 National Folk Museum of Korea and Children's Museum

straight-line 350 m

Walking directions (Google Maps)
2 National Folk Museum of Korea and Children's Museum → 3 Seoul Museum of Craft Art (SeMoCA)

straight-line 680 m

Walking directions (Google Maps)
3 Seoul Museum of Craft Art (SeMoCA) → 4 National Museum of Korean Contemporary History

straight-line 580 m

Walking directions (Google Maps)
4 National Museum of Korean Contemporary History → 5 Seoul Museum of History

straight-line 760 m

Walking directions (Google Maps)
5 Seoul Museum of History → 6 Gyeonghuigung Palace

straight-line 210 m

Walking directions (Google Maps)

Guides: Museums, exhibitions and performances

Not listed: travel time per leg, total time

Directions: Google Maps

Route 6: National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul Museum of Craft Art (SeMoCA), National Museum of Korean Contemporary History and Seoul Museum of History — an indoor journey: closed days of the stops by weekday

Mon 2

Place	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun	Closed days as listed
National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul								January 1 / Lunar New Year's Day / Chuseok
National Folk Museum of Korea and Children's Museum								January 1 / Lunar New Year's Day and Chuseok
Seoul Museum of Craft Art (SeMoCA)	Not listed	Not listed	Not listed	Not listed	Not listed	Not listed	Not listed	Sources differ — call before visiting
National Museum of Korean Contemporary History								January 1 / Lunar New Year's Day and Chuseok
Seoul Museum of History	closed on Monday							Every Monday / January 1
Gyeonghuigung Palace	closed on Monday							Every Monday / January 1

Closed every weekBlank: not listed as a closed dayNo closed-day data, or the sources differ

Sources

Course source: (in Korean)
Distances: 5 of 5 legs measured as straight lines between Korea Tourism Organization TourAPI coordinates