Seoul Art Center Gongpyeong Gallery (서울아트센터 공평갤러리)

Explanation

Opened in 1992, Seoul Art Center Gongpyeong Gallery is a 17,791㎡, two-story building with four exhibition halls. It is one of the main galleries of Insa-dong, displaying diverse artwork ranging from Western and Korean paintings to sculptures. Due to the great interest in Korean paintings, 2~3 of the annual long-term exhibitions focus solely on them.

Inquiry

+82-70-4214-0070

Homepage

www.gpart.kr (Korean, English)

Information Use

Contact and Information : • 1330 Travel Hotline: +82-2-1330
(Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese)
• For more info: +82-70-4214-0070

Parking facilities : Not available

Day off : N/A (open all year round)
* Subject to temporary closures; please make an inquiry in advance.

Charges : Free (Varies for each exhibition)

Hours : [Gallery] 10:00-18:00
[Art Shop] 11:00-21:00

Scale : 1F 495.8㎡ / 2F 991.7㎡

More information

Reservations
Tel.: +82-2-3210-0071

Location

24, Insadong-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul

Directions

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