7.7Km 2025-06-05
3, Dongsung-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul
ARKO Art Center was founded in 1974 as Misulhoegwan in a building of former Deoksu Hospital in Gwanhun-dong, Jongno-gu to offer much-needed exhibition space for artists and arts groups. In 1979, Misulhoegwan moved to its present building, designed by preeminent Korean architect Kim Swoo-geun (1931-1986) and located in Marronnier Park, the former site of Seoul National University. The two neighboring brick buildings accommodating ARKO Art Center and ARKO Arts Theater are the major landmarks of the district of Daehakro.
As more public and private museums and commercial galleries came into the art scene in the 1990s, Misulhoegwan shifted to curating and presenting its own exhibitions. Renamed as Marronnier Art Center in 2002, ARKO Art Center assumed a full-fledged art museum system and played an increasingly prominent role as a public arts organization leading the contemporary art paradigm. When The Korea Culture and Arts Foundation was reborn as Arts Council Korea, Marronnier Art Center became ARKO Art Center named after the abbreviation for Arts Council Korea in 2005.
ARKO Art Center is committed to working as a platform where research, production, exhibitions and the exchange of creative activities grow and develop in connection with one another in addition to having a diversity of programs including thematic exhibitions addressing social agenda and public programs widely promoting various discourses in art.
7.7Km 2024-10-15
2F, 34, Euljiro43-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul
This is a Korean cuisine located in Dongdaemun Gate, Seoul. One of Korea’s representative restaurant franchises. The best menu at this restaurant is napa wraps with pork.
7.7Km 2024-02-15
Seoul Sillim-dong Minsok Sundae Town (서울 신림동 민속순대타운)
Minsok Sundae Town is situated near Sillim Station, an area renowned for its abundance of sundae restaurants. Sundae, a quintessential Korean street food, is crafted by blending vegetables, glass noodles, seasoning, and pig's blood, which is then encased in pig intestines and steamed. The flagship menu, sundae bokkeum (stir-fried sundae), involves slicing sundae and stir-frying it with an array of vegetables, chili pepper powder, red chili paste, and other seasonings on a griddle. In addition to the classic, there are variations like baek sundae (sundae), chapssal sundae (sweet rice sundae), and gopchang bokkeum (stir-fried small intestines).
7.7Km 2022-09-15
45, Sungkyunkwan-ro 4-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul
Korean Museum of Straw and Life is a private museum dedicated to the collection, research, and display of materials and historical accounts of diverse straws and their uses in Korea. As Koreans' lifestyle in the past heavily depended on agriculture and cultivation of crops, straws and grasses were easily found and had many uses. The museum aims to educate the general public of how different straw were produced and used by Korean ancestors as well as their significance in connection with today's lifestyle.
7.7Km 2021-07-14
104, Daehak-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul
Marronnier Park was given its name due to the marronnier trees, or horse chestnut trees, growing within the area. The location where Seoul National University's College of Liberal Arts & Science and School of Law once stood, it is now a park dedicated to culture and arts open to the public. In addition to a variety of outdoor performances that take place throughout the area, exhibitions and cultural centers create a romantic atmosphere unique to the park.
7.7Km 2025-10-23
260 Gonghang-daero, Gangseo-gu, Seoul
Ewha Womans University Seoul Hospital is designed with a focus on optimizing care for infectious diseases, featuring 3-bed standard wards and single-bed rooms in all intensive care units. Building on our long history of excellence in women’s education, treatment, and research, we have established a competitive edge by specializing in women’s cancers, including breast, thyroid, uterine, and ovarian cancers. Our expertise extends beyond women’s health, offering specialized medical services for severe conditions such as bladder, stomach, and colorectal cancers, as well as cardiovascular diseases. We also provide comprehensive care for chronic adult conditions like hypertension, diabetes, and obesity.
Our recently opened Ewha Womans University Cerebrovascular Hospital and Ewha Womans University Aorta and Vascular Hospital are equipped with the latest technology to offer advanced surgery and treatment for stroke, aneurysms, heart, and aortic diseases. The Ewha Womans University Mother and Baby Hospital is dedicated to the specialized care of high-risk mothers and newborns, ensuring the best outcomes for maternal and child health. Additionally, we offer personalized health management through our specialized centers, including the Wellness Health Checkup Center and the Well-Aging Center, to support our patients’ overall well-being.
7.7Km 2023-12-22
20 Jangchungdan-ro 13-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul
Walking east along Cheonggyecheon Stream, which flows near Sewoon Plaza, you will see a cluster of small bookstores. Books published 30 to 50 years ago, and various out-of-date magazines are piled up in about ten bookstores. You can indirectly experience the old culture and history that formed the basis of K-content, and sometimes you can also find foreign books. Nearby is Dongdaemun Market, a wholesale market selling various subsidiary materials, and Pyounghwa Market (open from night to early morning), where you can browse clothing fabrics, which are excellent places to visit together.