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ARKO Art Center (아르코미술관)

ARKO Art Center (아르코미술관)

3.2Km    2025-06-05

3, Dongsung-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul
+82-2-760-4850

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.


Look Optical - Sinchon Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (룩옵티컬 신촌)

Look Optical - Sinchon Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (룩옵티컬 신촌)

3.2Km    2024-04-18

1F, 2, Myeongmul-gil, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul

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Daehangno (University Street) (대학로)

Daehangno (University Street) (대학로)

3.2Km    2021-03-25

104, Daehak-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul
+82-2-2148-1114

Daehangno is an artistic neighborhood that stretches 1.1 kilometers from Jongno 5-ga Intersection to Hyehwa-dong Rotary. The area is filled with culture and performing arts facilities, with the center of all this being Marronnier Park. Visitors can find performances taking play every day at the many theaters large and small, as well as restaurants serving a range of cuisines. The area is especially active on weekends and during the street festival period.

CAPO FOOTBALL STORE[Korea Quality]/카포 풋볼 스토어[한국관광 품질인증]

CAPO FOOTBALL STORE[Korea Quality]/카포 풋볼 스토어[한국관광 품질인증]

3.2Km    2024-08-20

282 , Eulji-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul
+82-10-8922-7981

Located in Eulji-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul, Capo Football store is the largest football store in Korea. It stocks football boots of various levels, plus fan wear, uniforms, and training wear. On the 5th floor, a customer lounge provides free coffee, a football book cafe, a PlayStation for enjoying FIFA games, table soccer, and an exhibition of capo collections.

Olive Young - Sinchon Yeonse-ro Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (올리브영 신촌연세)

Olive Young - Sinchon Yeonse-ro Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (올리브영 신촌연세)

3.2Km    2024-04-18

37, Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul

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Doota Mall (두타몰)

Doota Mall (두타몰)

3.3Km    2025-10-23

275, Jangchungdan-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul

Doota Mall is a must-visit shopping destination that represents Dongdaemun-the center of K-fashion and culture in Seoul. Doota offers a true one-stop shopping experience across fashion, beauty, lifestyle, and dining-from K-designers, sportswear, women and men's apparel to a wide variety of cafes and restaurents. Open until midnight, Doota welcomes intenational travelers with special gifts and exclusive benefits.

Olive Young - Doota Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (올리브영 두타)

Olive Young - Doota Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (올리브영 두타)

3.3Km    2024-04-19

4F-51, Doosan Tower Bldg., 275, Jangchungdan-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul

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Arirang 331 - Doota Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (아리랑331 두타)

Arirang 331 - Doota Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (아리랑331 두타)

3.3Km    2024-04-18

4F-028, 275, Jangchungdan-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul

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National Geographic - Doota Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (내셔널지오그래픽 두타)

National Geographic - Doota Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (내셔널지오그래픽 두타)

3.3Km    2024-04-18

B1F #05, 275, Jangchungdan-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul

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CK - Doota Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (CK 두타)

CK - Doota Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (CK 두타)

3.3Km    2024-04-22

147, Gijanghaean-ro, Gijang-eup, Gijang-gun, Busan

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