Free exhibitions in Seoul
As of Oct 19 · 81 events
Seoul has plenty of exhibitions you can see for free. Special exhibitions at national and city museums and galleries, and at district-run exhibition spaces, are typical.
The list below only includes exhibitions whose fee information says “free”. Some programs or special exhibitions may charge separately, so check the fee on each event page.
Yang Na-hee Solo Exhibition “Useless... but Beautiful” (양나희 개인전 “Useless... but Beautiful”)
“Touch Screen” (《접촉화면》)
“This Place Where Life Stays” Exhibition (《삶이 머무는 이곳, 여기》 展)
“The Light of One Day, Slowly” (어느 날의 빛은 천천히)
A two-artist exhibition by Kim Jin-young and Jeong Seok-woo at Vidi Gallery, October 1–22.
“John Doe – The Unnamed” (⟪John Doe – The Unnamed⟫)
“John Doe” is the name used in English for an unidentified person.
![Postcards from Cloud Town ([갤러리9.5] Postcards from Cloud Town)](https://www.culture.go.kr/upload/rdf/26/10/rdf_2026100821174868378.jpg)
Postcards from Cloud Town ([갤러리9.5] Postcards from Cloud Town)
“This exhibition, held daily from 11 am to 8 pm, October 9–23, at Juseok Moeumjip…” (주석모음집 전시)
green mago (green mago)
InnerSpace#26 — Kim Jeong-han (《 InnerSpace#26 》)
Kim Jeong-han’s solo show (Sept 12 – Oct 24) revisits the meaning of painting in an age of fast images and AI.
Kim Ran-su Solo Exhibition “Space of Hope” (김란수 개인전 "희망의 공간")
Choi Eun-ji Solo Exhibition “Where Shadows Linger Beyond the Map” (최은지 개인전)
Park Ji-eun “Teong-e – NEST” (텅에 NEST)
A solo exhibition by lacquer painter Park Ji-eun at Gallery Jinsun in Samcheong-dong, October 7–24, 2026 (Wed–Sun, 1–6 pm).
“In the Garden of Forking Paths, We Stood Holding Questions Between Bodies” (《우리는 갈림길의 정원에서 몸과 몸 사이로 질문을 껴안고 서 있었네》)
![[Culture Space Jeongdam] The Sparkle of That Day Blooms into Light ([문화공간 정담] <그날의 반짝임이 빛이 되어 피어나다>)](https://www.culture.go.kr/upload/rdf/26/10/rdf_2026101521174070028.jpg)
[Culture Space Jeongdam] The Sparkle of That Day Blooms into Light ([문화공간 정담] <그날의 반짝임이 빛이 되어 피어나다>)
2026 Korean Modern Masters: “Yoo Youngkuk — The Mountain Is Within Me” (2026년 한국 근대 거장전 《유영국: 산은 내 안에 있다》)
Lake Animal Art Exhibition (《호수동물아트전》)
2026 Title Match “Oh In-hwan vs. Jang Seo-young: Human Error” (2026 타이틀 매치 《오인환 vs. 장서영: 휴먼 에러》)
Sagak Sagak, Sogon Sogon (Rustle and Whisper) (사각사각 소곤소곤)
Artist Kim Jun and children from Seoul Children’s Hospital recorded the sounds around the museum and turned them into artworks.
Goo Gijeong “Clearview Mechanism” (Clearview Mechanism)
Gana Art Hannam presents “Clearview Mechanism,” a solo exhibition by Goo Gijeong (b.
K-Arts Platform – Nantes 2026 Exchange Workshop Exhibition “Layers Left Behind” (K-Arts 플랫폼-낭트 2026년 국제교류 워크숍 결과보고전시 ⟪(눈)꺼풀 Layers Left Behind⟫)
Ko Ryeo-myeong Solo Exhibition: Podo (고려명 개인전 : Podo)
Photographer Ko Ryeo-myeong explores the tiny details of objects that the human eye rarely catches.
Yoon Kyung-geun “The Dining Table” (2026 Songpa arts support program) (2026 송파문화예술 활성화 지원사업 선정작 윤경근 ⟪식탁⟫)
![[Space Dream 1472] Emerging Artists Group Show “Layered Gazes” (<공간드림 1472> 신진예술인 단체전 *다층시선*)](https://www.culture.go.kr/upload/rdf/26/10/rdf_2026101421172085830.jpg)
[Space Dream 1472] Emerging Artists Group Show “Layered Gazes” (<공간드림 1472> 신진예술인 단체전 *다층시선*)
“Texture of Traces” (흔적의 결)
Japanese Pop Trio II (《Japanese Pop Trio II》)
“TTang! TTang! TTang! Placed” (《땅땅땅-잇있잊》)
Kim Yeon-su “Unexpected Guest” (예기치 못한 손님)
In Kim Yeon-su’s paintings, nature is rebuilt through memory and emotion.
Lee Seung-hyun Solo Exhibition “New-Century Engine Experiment for Converting the Energy of Wishes” (이승현 개인전)
Craft Together at the Hanok Annex: “A House Where Time Builds Up” (공예동행@한옥별당 《시간이 쌓이는 집》)
![“Quiet Afterimage” ([아트코드갤러리] 고요한 잔상)](https://www.culture.go.kr/upload/rdf/26/10/rdf_2026100721181068423.jpg)
“Quiet Afterimage” ([아트코드갤러리] 고요한 잔상)
Many museums and galleries are closed on Mondays. Check the opening hours before you go.
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