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Interior corridor and cells of an original Seodaemun Prison cell block

Seodaemun Prison History HallSeodaemun-gu

Prison Building No. 11–12

Now showingPermanent collection₩3,000

Original cell blocks that held independence and democracy activists; visitors can enter the cells and see the tap-code system prisoners used to communicate.

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On nowAll of November 2026

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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

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Seoul Museum of History

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National Palace Museum of Korea

ArchitectureFree20 min walk

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