Art Galleries and Museums, Busan

ART GALLERIES in Busan
Asean Culture House - 아세안문화원
Hours: Weekdays 10:00-18:00, Weekends 10:00-19:00 (Closed on Mondays)
Address: 162 Jwadong-ro, Haeundae-gu, Busan
Tel: 051-775-2024
Email: ach@kf.or.kr
Directions: Jansan subway station (Line 2) Exit 2. Walk 15 min.
More options including parking info, click here.
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Geumnyeonsan Gallery  - 금련산  갤러리 (part of Busan Art Museum)
Hours: 10AM - 8PM / Closed Mondays,  01 January; also Tuesday if Monday is a holiday
Admission: Free
Address: 40 Namcheon-dong Suyeong-gu, Busan
Tel: 051-740-4273
Directions: Line 2 Geumnyeonsan Station, Exit 1 or 2

Jeong, Jun-Ho Gallery - 정준호 갤러리
Hours: 10AM - 6PM / Closed Tuesdays
Address : The Sharp(#) Central Star E dong 1F Bujeon dong 537-9 Jin gu, Busan
Tel : 051-943-1004 (phone often answered by wedding hall staff)
Directions:
-Subway Lines 1 & 2, Seomyun Station, Exit 2. Walk south 500m. Turn left then go straight 100m.
-Subway Line 2,  Jeonpo station Exit  3, walk south 35m, turn right, then go straight 420m

Radium Art Center  - 레디움 
Hours: Tuesday to Saturday 10:30AM to 6PM /Wednesday to 7PM / Closed Sundays.
Admission: W12,000 for permanent exhibition of l’École de Nice artists
Address: 1128-78 Chung-dong,  Haeundae, Busan
Tel: 051-744-1160
Directions: Line 2, Haeundae Station - across the street from Paradise Hotel and Casino and a minute’s walk away from Haeundae Beach
Café Marie Curie
Website information in French as well as in Korean and English

Soul Art Space
Hours: 10:30AM-7PM / Closed Mondays and National Holidays
Address: Exordium, 30 Haeundae Haebeonro, Woo-dong Haeundae-Gu, Busan
Tel: 051-731-5878
E-mail:soulartspace@naver.com

S+ Gallery 
Hours: 11AM-7:30PM (Closed Mondays)
Address: 6F, 1490-3  Jung-dong, Haeundae-gu, Busan
Tel:  051-742-3353
E-mail: splusgallery@gmail.com

Yongdoosan Museum  (part of Busan Art Museum) - 용두산 술관
Hours: 10AM - 6PM
Admission: Free
Address: (1-2) Gwangbook-dong 2-ga Yongdusan Park Road, Jung-gu, Busan 
Tel: 051-740-4270, 051-244-8228
Directions: Bus 0.5 km by foot from the Busan Modern History Hall
Subway 0.3 km by foot from Jungang-dong station/0.6 km by foot from Nampo-dong station.

ART MUSEUMS 
Busan Museum of Art (부산시립미술관)       
Hours: 10AM - 8PM / Closed Mondays,  01 January; also Tuesday if Monday is a holiday
Admission: Free, excluding special temporary exhibitis. Last admission 7PM
Guides    Audio guides available in Korean and English
Address: 58 Apec-ro, Haeundae-gu, Busan, 612-814
Accessibility: Free parking; wheelchair parking; ramps/elevators; accessible washrooms
Tel: 051-744-2602
Directions: Metro/Subway Line 2 (Green) to Busan Museum of Art station, stop #205. The museum is 100 metres outside of Exit 5.

Busan Museum of Art Children's Gallery - 부산시립미술관    
The Children's Museum/Gallery is located in the first basement level of the Busan Museum of Art
Hours: 10AM - 6PM / Closed Mondays, 01 January; also Tuesday if Monday is a holiday
Admission: Free
Directions: Metro/Subway Line 2 (Green) to Busan Museum of Art station, stop #205. The museum is 100 metres outside of Exit 5.

Museum of Contemporary Art Busan - 부산 현대 미술관
Address: 1191 Nakdongnam-ro, Hadan 2(i)-dong, Saha-gu, Busan
Tel: 051-220-7400
Hours: Opens 10AM-6PM. Closed Mondays or Tuesday if Monday is a holiday. Last entrance 30 minutes before closing.
Directions: Hadan station (Line 1, Exit 3). Then transfer to any of the following buses: 168, 3, 520, 55, 58, 58-1, 58-2, 221/ town bus ‘Gangseogu’ 3, 7, 9, 9-1, 9-2, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21

MUSEUMS
Bokcheon Museum  - 복천박물관 (archaeological museum)
Address: 63, Bokcheon-ro, Dongnae-gu, Busan
Tel: 51-554-4263~4
Hours: 9AM-8PM (last admission 7PM) / Closed Mondays or the following day if Monday is a holiday, 01 January
Directions: Dongnae Station (Busan Subway Line 1), Exit 4. Take Bus 6 and get off at Bokcheon Museum.

Busan Museum - 부산박물관
Address: 63, UN pyeonghwa-ro, Nam-gu, Busan
Tel: 051-601-7118
Hours: Tues-Sun 9Am-6PM / Sat & last Wednesday of each month 9AM-9PM (Last admission one hour before closing), /Closed New Year's Day, Mondays (open if holiday but closed next day-Tuesday)
Directions: Daeyeon Station Line 2, Exit 3. Walk about 10 min.

GoEun Contemporary Photo Museum - 고은사진미술관 연례 기획전
Address: 10, Jung-dong 1-ro 37 Beon-gil, Haeundae-gu, Busan 612-010
Tel   +82-51-744-3924 / Fax   +82-51-744-3926
Hours: 10:00-19:00 (Mar-Oct) / 10:00-18:00 (Nov-Feb). Closed Mondays, 1 January, Lunar New Year's Holiday, Chuseok.
Directions: Haeundae Station. Subway Line 2, Exit 1. No parking.

GoEun Museum of Photography - 고은사진미술관 연례 기획전
Address: 16, Haeundae-ro 452 Beon-gil, Haeundae-gu, Busan 612-825
Tel   +82-51-746-0055 / Fax   +82-51-744-3926
Directions: Busan Museum of Art Station, Subway Line 2, Exit 1. Parking available.
Hours: 10:00-19:00 (Mar-Oct) / 10:00-18:00 (Nov-Feb). Closed Mondays, 1 January, Lunar New Year's Holiday, Chuseok.
Admission: Free

K4E Note:  If there is no English speaker when you contact the Gallery, the 1330 helpline operator can help you get the information you need. (02-1330 from a cell phone / 1330 from a landline/051-1330 for Busan). As indicated in the introduction to this page, the list is far from complete. If you know a gallery that you feel should be listed here (offers space to foreign artists, curator speaks English, etc.) do let us know at info@korea4expats.com

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Last Updated on 2020-11-20