Seoul August 2026: Part 1

This week's shortlist is built from official tourism listings and first-party DNK events. Verify timing and registration before you travel.

• A Stroll Through Records: Seoul’s Parks — December 1, 2023 at 2nd Exhibition Hall, 2nd Floor, Seoul Archives. Official details and RSVP.
• Seoul Archives Children’s Record Experience Room <Twisting Record Exploration> — October 4, 2024 at Exhibition Room 3, 2nd floor, Seoul Archives. Official details and RSVP.
• THE PAINTERS — January 1, 2025 at Kyunghyang Art Hill. Official details and RSVP.
• SeMA Public Space Project 《The Dance That Crosses Forever》 — August 13, 2025 at Lobby, Seosomun Main Building, Seoul Museum of Art. Official details and RSVP.
• Seoul Metropolitan Archives Exhibition &lt;A City’s Boarding Log&gt; — October 23, 2025 at Seoul Metropolitan Archives, 2nd floor, Exhibition Hall 1. Official details and RSVP.
• Louis Vuitton Visionary Journeys Seoul — November 28, 2025 at LV The Place Seoul, Shinsegae The Reserve 5th-4th Floors. Official details and RSVP.
• Dialogue in the Dark (Jan–Feb 2026) — January 20, 2026 at 북촌 어둠속의대화. Official details and RSVP.
• Hanyang Adventure Begins! — March 27, 2026 at Children's Museum, 1st Floor, Seoul Museum of History. Official details and RSVP.
• Somatic Ground - Small Studio Semi — April 2, 2026 at Lounge 1, 1st Floor, Seoul Museum of Art Buk-Seoul Museum of Art. Official details and RSVP.
• COMPANY World Affair — April 3, 2026 at piknic. Official details and RSVP.
• Yeonhui Permanent Performance 〈Yeonhui Panpan〉 — April 4, 2026 at Yeonhui Madang (Outdoor Theater), National Gugak Center. Official details and RSVP.
• 2026 Seongbuk Museum of Art Special Exhibition 《Lee, Jung yoon: Singing ornaments in the house》 — April 17, 2026 at Kim Chung-up Architecture Culture House. Official details and RSVP.
• Fernando Botero: The Aesthetics of Form — April 24, 2026 at Hangaram Design Museum Exhibition Hall 1, Exhibition Hall 2, Exhibition Hall 3. Official details and RSVP.
• Seoul Museum of Art Nanji Residency 20th Anniversary Exhibition 《AMOR EX MACHINA》 — April 30, 2026 at Exhibition Halls on the 2nd and 3rd floors, and Crystal Gallery, Seosomun Main Branch, Seoul Museum of Art. Official details and RSVP.
• Cheonggyecheon Media Art : Cheonggye Soul Ocean — May 15, 2026 at Lower section of Cheonggyecheon Gwanggyo Bridge, Gwanggyo Gallery area. Official details and RSVP.
• Yoo Youngkuk : A Mountain Within Me — May 19, 2026 at 1st Floor, Seosomun Main Building, Seoul Museum of Art. Official details and RSVP.
• Full of Colors : Regions Shaping K — June 4, 2026 at 1st Floor Exhibition Room and Lobby, Cheongwadae Sarangchae. Official details and RSVP.
• National Geographic Special Exhibition — OCEAN: The Greatest Record — June 6, 2026 at Chungmu Art Center Gallery. Official details and RSVP.
• Kwon Byungjun: I Embrace You — June 11, 2026 at Exhibition Halls 5 and 6, B1 Floor, Seoul Museum of Art, Buk-Seoul Museum of Art. Official details and RSVP.
• BEAUTY, TRANSLATED — June 13, 2026 at B2 Level, B the B, DDP Market (Underground), DDP. Official details and RSVP.
• You, As You Are - SimLee Da Eun — June 25, 2026 at Lounge 2, 3 (Idle Space), 2nd Floor, Buk-Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul Museum of Art. Official details and RSVP.
• Goya, the Spanish Master : The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters Exhibition — June 26, 2026 at Gallery 7, Hangaram Art Museum, Seoul Arts Center. Official details and RSVP.
• Summer Table : Six Hands, One Table — July 1, 2026 at KIT Gallery, 1st Floor, National Heritage Experience Center (47 Achasan-ro, Seongdong-gu). Official details and RSVP.
• Joseon Yangban Hospitality Culture Experience Performance 'Onggi Concert' — July 2, 2026 at Gwangmudae, Traditional Performance Art Creation Maru, 9th Floor, New Building (Dong N), Dongdaemun Shopping Complex. Official details and RSVP.
• Seoul Museum of Photography 《Martin Parr : We Are Martin Parr》 — July 16, 2026 at Seoul Museum of Photography. Official details and RSVP.
• BANKSY: Still Here — July 22, 2026 at ALT.1, The Hyundai Seoul. Official details and RSVP.
• KAWS: FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS — July 23, 2026 at Space K Seoul. Official details and RSVP.
• From One Book to the World, K-Content: K-BOOK to the WORLD — July 28, 2026 at Exhibition Hall, 1st Floor, Main Building, National Library of Korea. Official details and RSVP.
• Sook Jin Jo : That's How the Light Gets In — July 29, 2026 at 2nd Floor and Outdoor Garden, SeMA Namseoul. Official details and RSVP.