ARKO Art Center

You can visit ARKO Art Center by wheelchair: an outdoor elevator takes you to the main entrance, and you can enter all exhibition spaces. It is a public art museum in Daehangno, Seoul, with exhibition spaces, an auditorium and education spaces.

Wheelchair: Wheelchair accessibleYou can enter by the outdoor elevator, use all exhibition spaces, and use the accessible toilet on the 1st floor.
Walking load: MediumA gentle ramp leads to the entrance, and you can use an outdoor elevator. Walking distances and rest areas inside are not known.
Source: Checked online · Oct 2026

Red brick front of ARKO Art Center with a sign on the wall, a large tree on the left, and wide stone steps to the entrance — Photo: KTO, KOGL Type 3

Getting there

Hyehwa StationLine 4Street elevators at Exits 2 and 3.About 250 m in a straight line.
Station
Hyehwa Station toiletOutside the gates, B1, by Exit 8. Wheelchair-usable.
Hansung Univ. StationLine 4Street elevators at Exit 5 and near Exits 3 and 4.About 940 m in a straight line.
Station
Hansung Univ. Station toiletOutside the gates, B1, by Exit 7. Wheelchair-usable.

Accessible toilets near here

Getting in

Entrance: Wheelchair users enter the main entrance by an outdoor elevator. A gentle ramp leads to the elevator and the main entrance.
Steps: There may be steps at the front entrance of the building. If you see them, take the ramp to the elevator.
Parking: There is outdoor accessible parking.
Tickets: There is a ticket counter just for wheelchair users.
Route: Use Hyehwa Station Exit 2 for the museum. See Getting there.

Inside

Exhibitions: You can enter and use all exhibition spaces by wheelchair.
Toilets: The accessible toilet is on the 1st floor, with good access, enough space inside and an emergency bell. Its door appears to face a passage outside the building, and the ground there may be small paving stones.

Also useful

Information: Wheelchair users can use the information facilities easily.
Baby care: There is a nursing room, a diaper-changing table and stroller storage. You cannot rent a stroller here.
Vision: Access and information facilities are available for blind and low-vision visitors.
Hearing: Access support is available for deaf and hard-of-hearing visitors.
Website: The museum's website is in Korean.

Not known yet

Opening hours and admission fee
Location and operating hours of the outdoor elevator
Elevator size
Ground surface and curbs between Hyehwa Station Exit 2 and the museum
Whether the way to the toilet has outdoor stretches or paving stones

Sources

The summary, the notes and the lists on this page draw on these sources.

Seoul DanurimNov 2024

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