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Seoul National University Hospital Museum of Medicine

You can reach the main entrance by wheelchair, but all exhibitions are on the 2nd floor, up stairs, and it is not known whether an elevator or lift goes there. The museum is in the Daehan Uiwon (대한의원) main building, Historic Site No. 248. We only know a little about it so far.

Wheelchair
Not enough data yetStep-free to the main entrance. Stairs lead to the exhibitions, and whether there is another way up is not known.
Walking load
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Source
Checked online · Oct 2026
Red brick building with a central clock tower, pine trees and yellow flowers in front, under a clear blue sky
KTO, KOGL Type 1

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We have only a few facts about this place so far.

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Contact the museum before you go if you cannot use stairs. Ask whether there is another way up to the 2nd floor. Call +82-2-2072-2636 (02-2072-2636) or email 02683@snuh.org.

The clock tower room opens only at 11:00 and 16:00, and only at 11:00 on Saturdays, as of October 2026. You must apply by phone, and steep, creaky stairs lead up to it.

What we know

Entrance
You can reach the main entrance by wheelchair. There is no step on the way to the door or at the door.
Exhibitions
All exhibitions are on the 2nd floor, above hospital offices. One travel guide says that old wooden stairs lead up to small rooms you can see quickly.
Parking
Accessible parking is available, but its location is not known. One travel guide says that you can use the hospital car park for a fee, as of April 2025.
Route
The museum points visitors to Hyehwa Station Exit 3. The walk from there to the main hospital takes 8 to 10 minutes, and the walk to the museum may differ. One travel guide says that the road up from the main gate is not very steep and has car traffic.
Hours
Admission is free, and the museum closes on Sundays, public holidays, May 1 and October 15, as of October 2026. Hours are weekdays 09:00–18:00 and Saturdays 10:00–15:00.

Not known yet

  • Whether the building has an elevator or stair lift, and another way to see the exhibitions if it does not
  • Whether there is an accessible toilet in the museum building or a nearby hospital building
  • Number of stairs, handrails, and places to sit in the lobby and exhibition rooms
  • Distance, slopes and crossings from the Hyehwa Station elevators to the museum
  • Whether staff can help in English

Getting there

  • Hyehwa StationLine 4Street elevators at Exits 2 and 3.About 460 m in a straight line.
    Station
  • Hyehwa Station toiletOutside the gates, B1, by Exit 8. Wheelchair-usable.
  • Jongno 3(sam)-ga StationLine 1, Line 3, and Line 5Street elevators at Exit 8 and near Exits 12 and 13.About 1.1 km in a straight line.
    Station
  • Jongno 3(sam)-ga Station toiletsLine 1: Inside the gates, B1, by Exit 11. Wheelchair-usable.Line 1: Outside the gates, B1, by Exit 1. Wheelchair-usable.Line 3: Inside the gates, B2, by Exit 7. Wheelchair-usable.Line 3: Inside the gates, B3, by Exit 8. Wheelchair-usable.Line 5: Inside the gates, B1, by Exit 5. Wheelchair-usable.

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