National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea

The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, which opened at Gyeongbokgung Palace in 1969, moved to the east wing of the Stone Hall at Deoksugung Palace in 1973, and opened a new chapter in Korean art culture by completing and opening an art museum equipped with international-scale facilities and an outdoor sculpture hall at the current site in Gwacheon in 1986. In 1998, the west wing of the Deoksugung Palace Stone Hall, located in downtown Seoul, was opened as the Deoksugung Art Museum, a branch of the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, and is performing a specialized role as a modern art museum. And in November 2013, the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Seoul was established and opened in Sogyeok-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul, where the Defense Security Command was previously located, with complex facilities such as an exhibition hall, a project gallery, a movie theater, and a multi-purpose hall, thereby promoting Korea's past, present, and culture through various activities. The museum is embodying the cultural values ​​of the future.