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Is National Folk Museum of Korea open today?

Yes, Folk Museum is open today, 09:00–17:00.

Last entry 16:00.

Today is Wednesday 4 November 2026 in Korea. Next closed day: Friday 1 January 2027.

Plan a day around Folk Museum Free · checks hours where official records have them

Everyday life in old Korea, inside the Gyeongbokgung grounds. Closed on 1 January, Seollal (Lunar New Year's Day) and Chuseok day. Open every other day.

The next 14 days

Date	Open?	Why
Wed 4 Nov	Open
Thu 5 Nov	Open
Fri 6 Nov	Open
Sat 7 Nov	Open
Sun 8 Nov	Open
Mon 9 Nov	Open
Tue 10 Nov	Open
Wed 11 Nov	Open
Thu 12 Nov	Open
Fri 13 Nov	Open
Sat 14 Nov	Open
Sun 15 Nov	Open
Mon 16 Nov	Open
Tue 17 Nov	Open

Opening hours

Months	Hours	Last entry
March–October	09:00–18:00	17:00
November–February	09:00–17:00	16:00

The children's museum inside opens 09:30–16:50.

As officially published

Closing days (휴무일)

1월 1일 / 설·추석 당일

Jan 1; Seollal (Lunar New Year) and Chuseok days

Hours (이용시간)

[국립민속박물관]- 3월~10월 09:00~18:00 (입장 마감 17:00)- 11월~2월 09:00~17:00 (입장 마감 16:00)[국립민속박물관 어린이박물관]- 09:30~16:50※ 변동 될 수 있으므로 홈페이지 참조

Nov–Feb 09:00–17:00 (last entry 16:00)

Address

서울특별시 종로구 삼청로 37 (세종로)

Open nearby on Fri 1 Jan

If your day in Seoul falls on Folk Museum's next closing day, these are open then:

Gyeongbokgung Palace, 0.7 km away
Bukchon Hanok Village, 0.7 km away
Unhyeongung, 0.9 km away
Ssamziegil, 1.0 km away

Last checked 4 Nov 2026, 02:13 KST. Closing days, hours and addresses come from the Korea Tourism Organization (한국관광공사) TourAPI, via the Public Data Portal (data.go.kr), and are re-checked daily. Public holidays, substitute holidays included, follow the Korean government calendar.

Hours and closing days can change at short notice, for events, repairs or weather. Confirm with the venue before a long trip.

This page is generated automatically from that public data, using a template a person wrote and reviewed. How Mun checks places

Plan a day around what's open. Mun drafts a day-by-day plan for Korea and checks closing days and hours wherever official records have them. The plan says how many stops it could confirm.

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