National Museum of Korea Hours 2026: Open Until 9 PM Wed/Sat, Free Admission, Address
Bottom line: The National Museum of Korea stays open until 9 p.m. on Wednesdays and Saturdays. On every other day — Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday — it closes at 5:30 p.m. The permanent exhibition is free any day you go.
If you didn't know: If you assume every day closes around 5:30 and show up after 5 p.m., you can get turned away — last entry is 30 minutes before closing. Go on a Wednesday or Saturday and you get 11.5 hours inside (9:30 a.m.–9 p.m.); go on any other day and you get only 8 hours (9:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m.) — a 3.5-hour difference on what looks like the same day trip.
Hours — Mon/Tue/Thu/Fri/Sun 09:30–17:30, Wed/Sat 09:30–21:00 (last entry 30 min before closing) · Permanent exhibition free, special exhibitions paid · Closed — Jan 1, Lunar New Year's Day, Chuseok Day · Address 137 Seobinggo-ro, Yongsan-gu, Seoul · Phone +82-2-2077-9000 · Subway — Ichon Station (Line 4 / Gyeongwon Line), Exit 2, underground passage to the museum
According to the official visitor-information page on the National Museum of Korea's website (museum.go.kr), the museum runs 9:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday, and 9:30 a.m.–9:00 p.m. on Wednesday and Saturday, with last admission 30 minutes before closing. The permanent galleries are free; only special exhibitions charge a fee. The stated closed days are January 1 and the days of Lunar New Year and Chuseok. Plenty of visitors assume every day ends around 5:30 and arrive in the late afternoon expecting a long visit, then miss the twice-weekly night hours that let you linger in front of the National Treasure Pensive Bodhisattva without rushing. In winter especially, pairing a Wednesday or Saturday night visit with a stroll through nearby Yongsan Family Park after dark makes for a fuller evening. This page was checked on the National Museum of Korea's official website visitor-information screen on 2026-11-01.
Journey stage: During the trip · Verified 2026-11-01
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