Kyungin Museum of Fine Art
경인미술관
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About
A hanok gallery complex with a garden teahouse in the courtyard.
Kyungin is a cluster of small galleries in a set of old hanok buildings, and the reason to know about it is the courtyard: a walled garden with tables under the trees, in the middle of one of the busiest tourist streets in Seoul. Admission to the galleries is generally free and the exhibitions rotate constantly — local painters, calligraphers, ceramicists — so treat whatever is up as a bonus. The traditional teahouse in the yard is where people actually settle. On a spring or autumn afternoon it is the best seat in Insadong, and in summer the trees do real work.
Local tips
- Walk through the galleries first — they're small, free, and take fifteen minutes.
- The courtyard tea garden is the point; go for a seat under the trees rather than indoors.
- Opens around 10:00, earlier than most of the traditional teahouses nearby.
- Spring and autumn are when the courtyard is at its best; it's exposed in deep winter.
Details
- Anguk Station (Line 3), Exit 6
Opening hours
- Sunday
- 10:00–18:00
- Monday
- 10:00–18:00
- Tuesday
- 10:00–18:00
- Wednesday
- 10:00–18:00
- Thursday
- 10:00–18:00
- Friday
- 10:00–18:00
- Saturday
- 10:00–18:00