With paid membership, museumgoers can enter museum with QR code, attend art salon and visit before public opening hours
The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea has strengthened its paid membership benefits starting Tuesday.
Among the membership benefits are museum admission via QR code and exclusive access to the third-floor lounge of MMCA Seoul.
Annual paid museum memberships are available at 70,000 won and 100,000 won. The number of companions allowed free admission to an exhibition or the membership lounge varies depending on membership type.
More art programs will be available for membership holders, including private curator-led tours when the museum is closed to the public. The museum also regularly runs the Art Salon program, inviting renowned artists, architects and experts to give lectures. Among the lecturers last year and early this year were French curator Nicolas Bourriad and award-winning architect Cho Min-suk.
The first art program this year will be led by kinetic sculpture artist Yang Jung-uk who won the Korea Artist Prize 2025. The award was given by the museum in recognition of his creative approach to the medium and the humanistic stories in his art.
A new addition to the membership benefits includes early access to the museum from 9 a.m. before it is open to the public. Members will also be offered a 10 to 15 percent discount when making purchases at the museum stores.
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