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Encountering art in your everyday life

It is a great blessing to be able to encounter inspirational artworks mere steps away from your home. Gangnam has a concentration of galleries, both big and small, in its Apgujeong-dong and Cheongdam-dong neighborhoods. Even the neighborhood stretching be

A Gangnam essay on encountering art as part of daily life. Step a single foot outside and you run into public art and corporate art collections around every corner.

It is a great blessing to be able to encounter inspirational artworks mere steps away from your home. Gangnam has a concentration of galleries, both big and small, in its Apgujeong-dong and Cheongdam-dong neighborhoods. Even the neighborhood stretching be

Gangnam Day Course

Morning
A first sip of contemporary art
Ease in at Perrotin Dosan Park with a slow walk through a solo show.
Afternoon
A maison gallery beside the park
See the current show at Atelier Hermès, then catch your breath on a bench in Dosan Park.
Late Afternoon
Sit with the foundation pieces
Close the loop at Espace Louis Vuitton Seoul with a look at the foundation's collection.
Perrotin Dosan Park

Perrotin Dosan Park

The Seoul outpost of the Paris gallery Perrotin, hosting solo shows from leading contemporary artists. Admission is free.

Atelier Hermès

Atelier Hermès

A non-profit art space inside Maison Hermès with a year-round calendar of curated shows. Sitting right by Dosan Park, it pairs naturally with a walk in the park.

Espace Louis Vuitton Seoul

Espace Louis Vuitton Seoul

A gallery run by the Louis Vuitton foundation on the upper floors of the maison, showing pieces from the foundation's collection in rotating exhibits. Booking ahead is recommended.

Activity Summary

Activities Category Description
Solo show viewing Viewing Walk through Perrotin's current solo exhibition at your own pace.
Maison gallery visit Viewing See the non-profit curated show at Atelier Hermès.
Foundation collection Viewing View pieces from the foundation's collection at Espace Louis Vuitton Seoul.
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It is a great blessing to be able to encounter inspirational artworks mere steps away from your home. Gangnam has a concentration of galleries, both big and small, in its Apgujeong-dong and Cheongdam-dong neighborhoods.

Recommended for both first-time visitors and returning travelers to Gangnam.

You can visit freely without reservation. However, some experience programs may require advance booking.

We also recommend 'Gangnam's Introduction to Architecture, culture consuming era'.