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Is National Palace Museum of Korea open today?

Yes, Palace Museum is open today, 09:30–17:30.

Last entry 17:00.

Today is Wednesday 4 November 2026 in Korea. Next closed day: Monday 30 November 2026.

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

Royal treasures of the Joseon court, next to Gyeongbokgung. Closed on the last Monday of each month. When that day is a public holiday it opens, and closes on the next day that isn't a holiday instead. Also closed on 1 January, Seollal (Lunar New Year's Day) and Chuseok 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	Days	Hours	Last entry
All year	Mon–Fri, Sun	09:30–17:30	17:00
All year	Sat	09:30–21:00	20:30
All year	Last Wednesday of the month	09:30–21:00	20:30

As officially published

Closing days (휴무일)

매월 마지막 월요일 (단, 공휴일일 경우 공휴일이 끝난 다음날) / 1월 1일 / 설·추석 당일

The last Monday of each month (the day after the holiday ends instead if it falls on a public holiday); Jan 1; Seollal (Lunar New Year) and Chuseok days

Hours (이용시간)

- 월요일~금요일/일요일 09:30~17:30 (입장 마감 17:00)- 토요일 09:30~21:00 (입장 마감 20:30)- 매월 마지막 수요일 09:30~21:00 (입장 마감 20:30)

Monday–Friday/Sunday 09:30–17:30 (last entry 17:00) Saturday 09:30–21:00 (last entry 20:30) The last Wednesday of each month 09:30–21:00 (last entry 20:30)

Address

서울특별시 종로구 효자로 12 (세종로)

Open nearby on Mon 30 Nov

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

Gyeongbokgung Palace, 0.2 km away
National Museum of Korean Contemporary History, 0.4 km away
MMCA Seoul, 0.5 km away
National Folk Museum of Korea, 0.7 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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