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Seoul Photo Festival returns after 5-year hiatus with 'Come Back Home'

After a five-year hiatus, Seoul’s flagship photography festival is returning — this time at a new home and with a broader ambition.

2026-04-08

서울시립미술관, 8개 분관 각각의 자율성과 정체성 찾기

Running one museum is demanding. So imagine what it's like for Choi Eun-ju, the director of the Seoul Museum of Art (SeMA), who runs eight.

2026-04-03

SeMA director Choi Eun-ju balances autonomy, uniqueness with eight branches

Choi Eun-ju is the director of the Seoul Museum of Art, or SeMA — that is, she runs all eight branches of the institution's network, and does so with a unique style that ushers in autonomy while preventing overlap.

2026-03-26

New media art takes center stage at Seo-Seoul Museum of Art opening

The Seo-Seoul Museum of Art, the newest branch of the Seoul Museum of Art (SeMA) dedicated to new media art, opened Thursday in Geumcheon District, marking the first major art museum to serve the capital’s southwest region.

2026-03-12

Seoul Museum of Art completes final piece of puzzle with Seo SeMa to open in March

After months of delays, the Seoul Museum of Art (SeMA) is set to open its newest outpost, the Seo Seoul Museum of Art (Seo SeMA), in March, museum officials announced Tuesday.

2026-01-27

Art exhibition 'Proximities' presents nuanced insights into Arab world at SeMA

Art exhibition "Proximities" is co-curated with the Abu Dhabi Music and Arts Foundation (Admaf) and features 110 works by around 40 artists and artist collectives, spanning from the 1980s to the present.

2025-12-15

New photography exhibit examines Korean avant-garde art

The Photography Seoul Museum of Art (Photo SeMA) will open a new exhibition on Wednesday, examining the role photography played in shaping Korea’s avant-garde contemporary art scene.

2025-11-25

Chun Kyung-ja retrospective explores unconventional life of beloved Korean painter

A retrospective on painter Chun Kyung-ja at Seoul Museum titled “The 101st Page of My Sad Legend” offers a sweeping look at the artist’s career from the late 1940s to the 1990s.

2025-10-03

Seoul unveils Photo SeMA, dedicated photography museum, after 10 years

The Photography Seoul Museum of Art (Photo SeMA), the country's first public museum solely dedicated to photography, is set to open to the public, the Seoul Museum of Art said Wednesday.

2025-05-28

675 jewelry pieces from Korea and Austria on display at SeMoCA's sprawling 'Beyond Adornment'

“Beyond Adornment" at the Seoul Museum of Craft Art showcases Korean and Austrian art, shedding light on the artistic differences and similarities between the two countries.

2024-05-29