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Two visitors stand in a gallery viewing colorful large-scale mural-style artworks at a museum.

Four Korea Artist Prize finalists turn cracks in history and painting into a major MMCA art feature

MMCA Seoul’s 2026 Korea Artist Prize exhibition spotlights four sharply different finalists whose works probe disappearance, censorship, image-making and the unstable edges of contemporary art.

2026.7.24

Two people in silhouette stand in a dim blue room facing a bright rectangular opening.

MMCA Gwacheon embraces 'Imaginations in Light' as it marks 40 years

The museum’s anniversary exhibition turns light into a bridge between art, architecture and the outdoors across three new sections.

2026.7.9

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A visitor is seen at an exhibition held at the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in central Seoul on June 18.

MMCA screening to highlight cinematic works of Jean-Claude Rousseau

The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art will screen 25 films by the French experimental director in Seoul from July 24 to Aug. 2, with the filmmaker joining a talk on July 25.

2026.7.7

Museum or gallery corridor with framed art on one side and colorful wall-mounted artworks on the other.

When the idea is the artwork: MMCA opens exhibition of Korean conceptual art

Show will highlight 28 artists and more than 140 pieces that tell the story of country's contemporary perspectives beyond just monochrome and minjung.

2026.6.19

The ″Art between Korea and Japan since 1945″ exhibition at the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art [NATIONAL MUSEUM OF MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART]

MMCA exhibition explores 80 years of artistic exchanges between Korea, Japan

Despite decades-long thorny ties between Korea and Japan — a result of Japan's 1910-45 colonial rule — collaborations between Korean and Japanese artists have continued over the years, evolving in line with changing social and political contexts.

2026.5.13

A view of the exhibition of Bang Hai-ja's works at the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Arts (MMCA) Cheongju [MMCA]

MMCA Cheongju to bring Bang Hai-ja's luminous works to light in lifetime retrospective

The lifetime works of Bang Hai-ja (1937-2022), whose light-inspired creations adorn the Chartres Cathedral in France, will be highlighted in an upcoming retrospective at the Cheongju branch of the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art.

2026.4.22

Building of the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art [MMCA]

MMCA, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art to cooperate on exhibits, collections, research, education

The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA) will partner up with the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art to strengthen cooperation across exhibitions, collections, research and educational programs, the Korean museum said Tuesday.

2026.4.21

The National Museum of Korea in Yongsan District, central Seoul [NATIONAL MUSEUM OF KOREA]

National Museum of Korea becomes No. 3 most-visited museum worldwide in 2025

The National Museum of Korea had the third largest number of visitors among other museums and galleries worldwide last year, according to data from The Art Newspaper.

2026.4.1

Visitors to the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art listen to a guided tour in this photo provided by the museum [NATIONAL MUSEUM OF MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART]

MMCA to expand access for foreign visitors with more 'Guided Tours,' 'Gatherings'

The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA) will expand English-language programs for foreign visitors as global interest in Korean art continues to rise, the museum said Monday.

2026.3.30

Damien Hirst poses with his much-contested “For the Love of God” (2007), a platinum skull encrusted with 8,601 diamonds and set with human teeth, displayed at the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art's exhibit “Nothing Is True But Everything Is Possible” in Jongno District, central Seoul, on March 19. [NEWS1]

Artist Damien Hirst's iconic, contested works now on display at MMCA

The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea’s (MMCA) exhibit on Damien Hirst, “Nothing Is True But Everything Is Possible,” almost serves as an homage to Hirst’s glory days, as it showcases his major works over 35 years.

2026.3.22