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Seoul Museum of Craft Art

You can visit by wheelchair: the main entrance has no steps, every exhibition building has an elevator, and accessible toilets are available. One slope between two exhibition buildings needs care. Seoul Museum of Craft Art (서울공예박물관), or SeMoCA, is Korea's first public craft museum, in five renovated buildings of a former girls' high school.

Wheelchair
Wheelchair accessibleThe main entrance has no steps, every exhibition building has an elevator, and the exhibition and Education buildings have accessible toilets.
Walking load
MediumYou move between several buildings and a yard, and one connecting slope is fairly steep. Elevators, mostly flat indoor floors and cafes help.
Source
Checked online · Oct 2026
Glass-walled Seoul Museum of Craft Art building at dusk, with a lit sign, trees and a paved courtyard in front
Photo: KTO, KOGL Type 3

Getting there

  • Anguk StationLine 3Street elevator at Exit 6.About 190 m in a straight line.
    Station
  • Anguk Station toiletOutside the gates, B3, by Exit 4. Listed as not wheelchair-usable.
  • Jonggak StationLine 1Street elevators at Exits 1 and 3.About 720 m in a straight line.
    Station
  • Jonggak Station toiletsOutside the gates, B1, by Exit 3. Wheelchair-usable.Outside the gates, B1, by Exit 1. Wheelchair-usable.

Accessible toilets near here

Heads-up

The museum closes on Mondays and January 1. If a Monday is a public holiday, the museum opens, but the Children's Museum stays closed.

Take care on the slope between Exhibition Buildings 1 and 3 if you use a wheelchair.

The Children's Museum needs an online reservation. Staff check it at the Education Building information desk before you enter.

The Regional Craft Room on floor 1 of Exhibition Building 2 is shown as temporarily closed as of October 2026. Its reopening date is not known.

Getting in

Entrance
You can reach the main entrance without steps, and the automatic door has no threshold. The approach is wide and may have a slope. It may also have no slope.
Route
The museum's directions use Exit 1 of Anguk Station. Exit 1 is not the station's street-elevator exit. For the elevator exit, see Getting there.
Parking
Two accessible spaces are beside the Information Building, and there is no other visitor parking. You can use these spaces Tuesday to Sunday, 10:00–18:00, except on museum closure days, as of October 2026. On weekends, enter by Samcheong-dong-gil because Gamgodang-gil is car-free.
Parking rules
Only visitor cars with a disability parking permit can park, for up to 2 hours, and you cannot reserve. Ask the security office (+82-2-6450-7202) whether a foreign permit counts.

Inside

Elevators
Every exhibition building has an elevator, and all permanent and special galleries are in those buildings. The floor guide marks elevators on floors 1–3 of Exhibition Buildings 1 and 2, floors 1, 3 and 4 of Exhibition Building 3, and floors 1–4 of the Education Building.
Paths
The museum has seven buildings, including a hanok, plus a craft yard, so expect to move between them. Indoor floors are mostly flat, but the slope between Exhibition Buildings 1 and 3 is fairly steep.
Toilets
Accessible toilets are on floors 1–3 of Exhibition Building 1, floors 1–2 of Building 2, floors 1–4 of Building 3, and floor 1 of the Education Building. The floor guide shows only regular toilets on floor 3 of Exhibition Building 2 and floors 2–4 of the Education Building.
Wheelchairs
Older visitors and people with disabilities can borrow one of 5 wheelchairs for free. Ask at the information desk in the Information Building, Exhibition Building 3 or the Education Building. You must leave an ID, so ask whether your passport counts.
Cafes
Cafes are on floor 1 of the Information Building and floor 4 of the Education Building, Tuesday to Sunday, 10:00–18:00, as of October 2026. The Education Building cafe connects to floor 5, and outdoor stairs lead up to the roof garden.

Also useful

Hours
Regular gallery hours are 10:00–18:00 as of October 2026, with last entry 30 minutes before closing. Through November 30, 2026, Exhibition Building 1 is open until 21:00 Tuesday to Sunday, except Thursday, as of October 2026. Sources differ on which days and buildings this covers. Call +82-2-6450-7000 to ask.
Admission
Admission is free as of October 2026, and individual visits are self-guided. Rental exhibitions may charge a fee.
Visual support
Visitors with visual impairments can borrow a free voice guide device at the Exhibition Building 3 information desk. It is in Korean only and needs an ID. The museum also has braille guides, tactile maps and tactile models.
Phone
The main phone number is +82-2-6450-7000.

Not known yet

  • Does the elevator in Exhibition Building 3 stop on floor 2?
  • What is the way from the Anguk Station elevator exit to the museum like: distance, slopes and crossings?
  • How steep and long is the slope between Exhibition Buildings 1 and 3, and is there a gentler way around?
  • Which building has the automatic main entrance door, and does the back gate near Exit 1 have steps?
  • Can wheelchair users enter the hanok building and move around the craft yard?

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