Seoul Museum of Art, Art museum in Jung-gu, Seoul, South Korea

The Seoul Museum of Art is an art museum in Jung-gu with multiple floors of exhibition space inside a building that blends classical architecture with contemporary design. The interior uses natural lighting to display paintings, sculptures, and other artworks across a range of periods and styles.

The main branch occupies the former Korean Supreme Court building, completed on 9 November 1928 as the Gyeongseong Court House on the site of the old Pyeongniwon. After liberation it housed the Supreme Court until 1995, when the court moved to Seocho-dong; all but the front facade was demolished and rebuilt, and the museum opened here in May 2002. The facade, with its round-arched entrance, was registered as a cultural property in 2006.

The museum's holdings include the Chun Kyung-ja Collection, 93 works the painter donated in 1998, and the GanaArt Collection, 200 works given by GanaArt founder Lee Ho-jae, over 160 of them by artists linked to Minjung art. Its SeMA Collection 200 highlights 200 artists working from the 1940s to the 2010s.

The main branch stands behind Deoksugung Palace, on the old Supreme Court site; the arched granite-and-brown-tile facade of the 1928 building was kept, while the rest was rebuilt. Inside are three exhibition floors, a linked administration annex and a basement with lecture halls and classrooms. Free or low-cost classes in Korean traditional arts and docent programs in English and Korean are offered.

The museum has an outdoor sculpture park that connects different sections through art-filled pathways in the courtyard. This open space offers a refreshing break where visitors can experience art beyond the enclosed galleries.