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139 exhibitions open today across Seoul, from national museums to small galleries. Pick one, add it to your calendar, and go.

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This month's guideSeoul Anthology: OctoberA mountain, a crowd of tourists, and a house made of clothRetrospectives of Yoo Youngkuk and Martin Parr close this month, while Do Ho Suh, Lee Dai-won, and 500 years of Spanish art are on. The Anthology editors' picks for October in Seoul.

Editors' picks (13)

PickFreeMartin Parr: We Are Martin Parr마틴 파 : We Are Martin ParrVideo Hall on the 2nd Floor of the Seoul Museum of Photography; Exhibition Halls 1, 2, 3, and 4 on the 2nd Floor of the Seoul Museum of Photography (서울시립 사진미술관 2층 영상홀, 서울시립 사진미술관 2층 1,2,3,4전시실) · DobongJul 16 – Oct 18, 2026
PickFree2026 Title Match: “Oh In-hwan vs. Jang Seo-young: Human Error”2026 타이틀 매치 《오인환 vs. 장서영: 휴먼 에러》Buk-Seoul Museum of Art (SeMA), Galleries 1–4 (서울시립 북서울미술관 1층 전시실 1,2 서울시립 북서울미술관 2층 전시실 3,4) · NowonAug 13 – Oct 25, 2026
PickFree2026 Korean Modern Masters: Yoo Youngkuk – The Mountain Is Within Me2026년 한국 근대 거장전 《유영국: 산은 내 안에 있다》Seoul Museum of Art (SeMA), Seosomun Main Building, 1F (서울시립미술관 서소문본관 1층 전시실) · City Hall & DeoksugungMay 19 – Oct 25, 2026
PickFreeMedia Artist Exhibition: Kim Heecheon – Moles미디어 작가전 《김희천: 두더지들》Seo-Seoul Museum of Art (SeMA), B1 Galleries 1–2 (서울시립 서서울미술관 B1 제1,2전시실, 다목적홀) · GeumcheonAug 20 – Nov 8, 2026
PickLee Dai-won: There Is Nothing That Makes You Sad이대원: 당신을 슬프게 하는 것은 하나도 없다MMCA Deoksugung (National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art) (국립현대미술관 덕수궁관) · City Hall & DeoksugungAug 6 – Nov 8, 2026
PickPark No-soo Art Museum 12th Anniversary Exhibition: Landscape · Investigating Things박노수미술관 개관12주년 기념전시 [산수·격물]Park No-soo Art Museum (종로구립 박노수미술관) · SeochonSep 19, 2025 – Dec 6, 2026
PickKorea Artist Prize 2026올해의 작가상 2026MMCA Seoul (National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art) (국립현대미술관 서울관) · Samcheong-dong & BukchonJul 24 – Dec 6, 2026
PickFreeLacquer: From the lacquer tree to lacquerware漆 옻나무에서 칠기로Seoul Museum of Craft Art (서울공예박물관) · Insa-dong & JongnoJun 27, 2025 – Dec 31, 2026
Pick500 Years of Spanish Art: A Chronicle of Light and Darkness스페인 미술 500년: 빛과 어둠의 연대기Seoul Arts Center (Hangaram Design Museum) (예술의전당(한가람디자인미술관)) · SeochoSep 22, 2026 – Jan 20, 2027
PickDo Ho Suh서도호MMCA Seoul (National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art) (국립현대미술관 서울관) · Samcheong-dong & BukchonAug 27, 2026 – Feb 9, 2027
PickZero: North Korea Encountered on the Path of Folklore제로: 민속의 길에서 만난 북한National Folk Museum of Korea (국립민속박물관) · Samcheong-dong & BukchonAug 12, 2026 – Feb 14, 2027
PickHyundai Card Culture Project 31: Wayne Thiebaud Exhibition [The Order of Things]현대카드 컬처프로젝트 31 웨인 티보 전 [The Order of Things]DDP Museum, Exhibition Hall 1 (DDP 뮤지엄 전시 1관) · Dongdaemun (DDP)Sep 19, 2026 – Feb 21, 2027
PickFreeGreece to Rome, Rome to Greece그리스가 로마에게, 로마가 그리스에게National Museum of Korea, Permanent Exhibition Hall: Ancient Greece and Rome Gallery (국립중앙박물관 상설전시관 고대 그리스·로마실) · Yongsan (National Museum)Jun 15, 2023 – May 30, 2027

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