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Radial cell-block barracks of Seodaemun Prison

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Seodaemun Prison History HallSeodaemun-gu

Central Prison Building

Now showingPermanent collection₩3,000

An overview of daily prison life at Seodaemun, covering the institution's organisation, guard monitoring systems, and the inmates' daily schedule.

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On now All of November 2026

Also at Seodaemun Prison History Hall

On now nearby

Taehwagwan exhibition on the history of an Insa-dong site

Taehwagwan: A Space Weaving Together Time

Seoul Museum of History

LIGHT, FORM AND VISION: Roman Heritage in Dialogue with Korean Contemporary Art

SongEun Art Space

Folding Screens from the ARARIO Collection

Arario Museum in Space

All exhibitions in Seoul this month Coming up in December

Nearby

Exterior of the Seoul Museum of History building in Jongno-gu

Seoul Museum of History

Local HistoryFree16 min walk

Exterior of the National Palace Museum of Korea building within Gyeongbokgung Palace, Seoul

National Palace Museum of Korea

ArchitectureFree20 min walk

Image credits

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Central Prison BuildingChristopher (Shanghai), Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
Taehwagwan: A Space Weaving Together TimeCourtesy of Seoul Museum of History
Seodaemun Prison History HallNoh Mun Duek / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Seoul Museum of HistoryJjw / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
National Palace Museum of KoreaJinho Jung, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0

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