Featured Events in Seoul in February, 2025(January Updated)

This exhibition is the only retrospective exhibition in China, bringing together the immortal masterpieces left by Van Gogh in his short ten-year career as a painter

Discover the cultural historical trends of the activities of the Vienna Secession artists in the late 19th century and the characteristics of Vienna that provided the backdrop for various artistic movements. Opening hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday: 10:00~18:00 Wednesday, Saturday: 10:00~21:00

Jean Jullien, an Instagram superstar with 1.25 million followers, uses simple lines and colors to humorously present daily life and social issues around us.

'This is an equal exchange. I give you half of my life... give me half of your life! ! ' The cumulative global circulation has exceeded 80 million copies! "Fullmetal Alchemist" is the best animation in the hearts of fans. South Korea debuted in the form of an exhibition for the first time. "Fullmetal Alchemist" is a complex and attractive world view, alchemy, adventure, and philosophical thinking. It is a masterpiece that is considered to be a perfect ending of manga and animation combined together. In 2021, to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the serialization of the manga, the first exhibition opened in Tokyo, Japan. Passing through Malaysia, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and finally landing in South Korea.

Lotte Museum presents the world of antique jewelry that has been hidden from sight. Jewelry is a human legacy that reflects the times, including politics, economy, art, etc. This exhibition brings together masterpieces from 5,000 years of history, from extremely rare ancient gems to the present. Please experience a fascinating time while appreciating the spirit of the times, aesthetics, and craftsmanship contained in jewelry created for beauty.

Lotte Museum presents the world of antique jewelry that has been hidden from sight. Jewelry is a human legacy that reflects the times, including politics, economy, art, etc. This exhibition brings together masterpieces from 5,000 years of history, from extremely rare ancient gems to the present. Please experience a fascinating time while appreciating the spirit of the times, aesthetics, and craftsmanship contained in jewelry created for beauty.

Before the 19th century, most paintings were based on historical, political, mythological and religious themes due to the influence of social and religious environments. However, after entering the 19th century, with the advancement of the Industrial Revolution and urbanization, the growth of the middle class allowed people to have more financial resources and began to enjoy various leisure activities. Impressionist painters came into being and depicted the daily lives and leisure time of these people on canvas. Breaking away from the academic style that dominated the art world at the time, the Impressionist painters were no longer confined to the studio, but turned their attention to nature where they could fully experience light, color and air. They particularly like to vividly depict Parisians enjoying their daily romance and leisure through scenes such as picnics, boating, sunbathing, cafes, streets and gardens. The media exhibition "Holiday in Paris: Holiday in Paris" reinterprets the works of French Impressionist representative painters Auguste Renoir, Edouard Manet, Georges Seurat and Gustave Caillebotte through immersive digital media art, and through interactive elements, it makes the audience feel as if they have traveled back to 19th century Paris and become the protagonists enjoying leisure in Impressionist works. Philosopher Hegel once said: "Rest is the most precious thing in the world." It is a great pleasure for human beings to have peace of mind, temporarily get rid of physical and mental fatigue, and enjoy their own rest time. For those modern people who are tired of endless life and work, entering the exhibition hall, immersing themselves in the works of representative painters of Impressionism, and feeling the romance and leisure of Paris will be an impulse to get rid of physical and mental fatigue. We hope that the Paris scenery against the backdrop of the Seine River, the leisurely boating scenes and the sunbathing scenes on the grass reproduced through immersive media art can provide modern people with an excellent space to temporarily escape from the hustle and bustle of the city and enjoy a rest.

This artist, who has lived and painted in Paris all his life, is committed to transferring the beautiful memories of life to the canvas, and presenting the daily yet ideal scenery of various parts of Paris as ordinary and peaceful scenes.

Henri de Toulouse Lautrec was an artist from a French aristocratic family, known for his unique, charming and provocative handwriting lithographs of Parisian nightlife during the Belle Époque. As a painter, printmaker and illustrator, he did not belong to a specific school, but absorbed the diversity of the Art Nouveau in Montmartre, the avant-garde center of the time, and pioneered original shapes. Modern graphic posters, he is considered one of the greatest artists in the history of world art. This exhibition seeks to break away from the previous tendency to emphasize Lautrec's psychological defects and unfortunate life, and examine his art from a new perspective. I want to emphasize his freedom to interact with people despite his physical disability, his bohemian experimental spirit that did not belong to any school and freely accepted the Art Nouveau, and especially his humanistic spirit of observing the beauty behind charm and vulgarity. This exhibition explores the extraordinary nature of the art created by Toulouse-Lautrec, combining the vitality of the fin de siècle with humanism, exhibiting his monumental and fascinating works created in Montmartre, as well as posters that led the golden age of contemporary French Art Nouveau. Together with Lautrec, 159 masterpieces of prints by 13 artists, including Alphonse Mucha, are exhibited. The first part, "Bohemia," explores Lautrec's bohemian experimental spirit, who freely embraced various artistic trends and did not belong to any school of painting. The second part, "Humanists," examines Lautrec's human-centered paintings, which depict the lower classes of Montmartre with extraordinary humanity and emphasize his humanistic aspects. The third part, "Stars of Montmartre," consists of works from the second half of his creative career, highlighting his artistic legacy that continues to this day. The final chapter, "French Art Nouveau Posters," showcases the works of 13 artists who were contemporaries of Lautrec and dominated the golden age of French Art Nouveau poster art. It will be an interesting opportunity to compare their works, which have in common with Lautrec's in that they follow the lithographic medium and Art Nouveau trends, but also stand out from Lautrec's art with their own aesthetic consciousness.

Connected Bodies: Asian Women Artists (hereinafter referred to as Connected Bodies) aims to re-examine the contemporary significance of Asian women's art since the 1960s from the perspective of "bodily nature". This exhibition is part of the National Gallery of Modern Art's Asian Art Project, which crosses borders to conduct comparative research and display contemporary Asian art. The body is a place where various ideologies and situations meet, and where differences and diversity emerge. In order to think about this theme together, the exhibition brings together about 130 works by female artists from 11 countries in Asia.

The largest exhibition in Asia focusing on the spatial work of artist duo Elmgreen and Dragset. A special experience of discovering and completing hidden stories in life-sized installations such as swimming pools, houses and restaurants.

The theme of the 2024 festival of Seokchon Lake Luminarie is "Dream, Universe & Love". "The seasonal festival Luminarie, which represents the autumn and winter of Songpa, has set up a variety of landscape lighting, light sculptures, and photo areas in Seokchon Lake, a unique tourist resource, to unfold a feast of light." "Luminarie" is a festival that uses lighting to make or decorate buildings, also called light art or light sculpture. Starting from the main gate that welcomes tourists at the entrance of Seokchon Lake East Lake, large and small Luminari will set up gates, Luminari will set up tunnels, bridge gates, dreamy and mysterious landscape lighting and photo areas.