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On a rainy day, which days are Busan's museums and art museums closed, and what about admission and last entry?
Of the 64 Busan facilities classified in TourAPI as museums, memorial halls, exhibition halls, art museums or science museums, 43 are closed every Monday and 19 are not closed on Mondays.
44 list the fee as free, and 7 list an amount. 26 list a separate last entry time in their hours. The hours, last entry, closing days and fees for the 14 below are listed facility by facility.
The 14 places in this guideFull list
- Hours
- 09:00–18:00 (last entry 17:00)
- Closed days
- Every Monday more
- Hours
- Weekdays 09:00–18:00Weekends 09:00–19:00
- Closed days
- Every Monday (if Monday is a public holiday, closed the next day instead)
- Hours
- 10:00–18:00 (last entry 17:30)
- Closed days
- Every Monday more
Museum of Contemporary Art Busan
- Hours
- 10:00–18:00 (last entry 17:30)
- Closed days
- Every Monday more
- Hours
- 09:30–17:30 (last entry 16:30)
- Closed days
- Every Monday more
Busan Modern & Contemporary History Museum - Main Building
- Hours
- 09:00–18:00 (last entry 17:00)
- Closed days
- Every Monday more
Provisional Capital Memorial Hall
- Hours
- 09:00–18:00
- Closed days
- Every Monday more
- Hours
- 09:00–18:00 (last entry 17:00)
- Closed days
- Every Monday more
National Memorial Museum of Forced Mobilization under Japanese Occupation
- Hours
- 09:30–17:30 (last entry 17:00)
- Closed days
- Every Monday more
Busan Marine Natural History Museum
- Hours
- 09:00–18:00 (last entry 17:00)
- Closed days
- Every Monday more
- Hours
- 10:00–20:00 (last entry 19:00)
- Closed days
- Open all year
- Hours
- Weekdays 10:00–19:00 (last entry 18:00)Weekends 10:00–20:00 (last entry 19:00)
- Closed days
- Open all year
- 2 moreSee the full list
Photos: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 1, KOGL Type 3 (no changes allowed)
Scope of the count
- We counted the 64 Busan facilities classified in TourAPI as museums, memorial halls, exhibition halls, art museums or science museums.
- For each facility, we gathered the closing day, admission and last entry values you need when planning a rainy day.
- Of the 14 below, 10 are closed every Monday and 4 are also open on Mondays.
Closed days
- Of the 64, 43 are closed every Monday, 19 are not closed on Mondays, and 7 are open all year.
- Busan Museum, Bokcheon Museum, Busan Marine Natural History Museum, Busan Museum of Art and Museum of Contemporary Art Busan close the next day if Monday is a public holiday, and are also closed on January 1.
- Among those open on Mondays, Arte Museum Busan, Museum One and Little Prince House are open all year, and Brick Campus Busan is closed on Lunar New Year's Day and Chuseok Day and on Lotte Mall Maison Dongbusan closing days.
- Hours
- 09:00–18:00
- Closed days
- Open all year
- Hours
- Monday–Thursday 10:30–20:00Friday–Sunday 10:30–20:30 more
- Closed days
- Lunar New Year's Day and Chuseok Day
Photos: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 3 (no changes allowed), KOGL Type 1
- Busan MuseumClosed days Every Monday
- Bokcheon MuseumClosed days Every Monday
- Busan Marine Natural History MuseumClosed days Every Monday
- Busan Museum of ArtClosed days Every Monday
- Museum of Contemporary Art BusanClosed days Every Monday
- Arte Museum BusanClosed days Open all year
- Museum OneClosed days Open all year
Admission
- 44 list the fee as free.
- National Maritime Museum is free, but its 4D theater and paid special exhibitions charge fees, and some exhibitions at Museum of Contemporary Art Busan are also paid.
- Amounts are listed at 7 places.
- Arte Museum Busan is 19,000 won for adults, Museum One is 18,000 won for adults, Brick Campus Busan is 15,000 won, and Little Prince House is 14,000 won for adults.
- Chueok Bomulseom is 5,000 won for adults, Busan National Science Museum is 3,000 won for adults (permanent exhibition hall), and Yosan Kim Jeong-han Literary Museum is 1,000 won.
- National Maritime Museum
- Museum of Contemporary Art BusanClosed days Every Monday
- Arte Museum BusanClosed days Open all year
- Museum OneClosed days Open all year
- Brick Campus Busan
- Little Prince HouseHours 09:00–18:00
- Busan National Science MuseumClosed days Every Monday
Last entry
- 26 list a separate last entry time in their hours value.
- Busan Museum, Bokcheon Museum and Busan Marine Natural History Museum close at 18:00 with last entry at 17:00, and Busan Museum of Art and Museum of Contemporary Art Busan close at 18:00 with last entry at 17:30.
- Busan National Science Museum closes at 17:30, and last entry is at 16:30.
- Busan MuseumClosed days Every Monday
- Bokcheon MuseumClosed days Every Monday
- Busan Marine Natural History MuseumClosed days Every Monday
- Busan Museum of ArtClosed days Every Monday
- Museum of Contemporary Art BusanClosed days Every Monday
- Busan National Science MuseumClosed days Every Monday
The 14 places in this guide
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1
It is open 09:00–18:00, and last entry is at 17:00. It is closed every Monday (the next day if Monday is a public holiday) and on January 1, and admission is free.
- Hours
- 09:00–18:00 (last entry 17:00)
- Closed days
- Every Monday more
- Fee
- Free
-
2
It is open 09:00–18:00 on weekdays and 09:00–19:00 on weekends, and is closed every Monday (the next day if Monday is a public holiday). Admission is free; the 4D theater and paid special exhibitions charge separately.
- Hours
- Weekdays 09:00–18:00Weekends 09:00–19:00
- Closed days
- Every Monday (if Monday is a public holiday, closed the next day instead)
- Fee
- Free more
-
3
It is open 10:00–18:00, and last entry is at 17:30. It is closed every Monday (the next day if Monday is a public holiday) and on January 1. Admission is free and can differ by period.
- Hours
- 10:00–18:00 (last entry 17:30)
- Closed days
- Every Monday more
- Fee
- Free more
-
4
Museum of Contemporary Art Busan
It is open 10:00–18:00, and last entry is at 17:30. It is closed every Monday (the next day if Monday is a public holiday) and on January 1. Admission is free, and some exhibitions are paid.
- Hours
- 10:00–18:00 (last entry 17:30)
- Closed days
- Every Monday more
- Fee
- Free more
-
5
It is open 09:30–17:30, and last entry is at 16:30. It is closed every Monday (the next day if Monday is a public holiday), on January 1, and on Lunar New Year's Day and Chuseok Day. The permanent exhibition hall is 3,000 won for adults and 2,000 won for youth, and free for infants and toddlers aged 0–6.
- Hours
- 09:30–17:30 (last entry 16:30)
- Closed days
- Every Monday more
- Fee
- Adults 3,000 wonPermanent exhibition hall more
-
6
Busan Modern & Contemporary History Museum - Main Building
It is open 09:00–18:00, and last entry is at 17:00. It is closed every Monday (the next day, Tuesday, if Monday is a public holiday) and on January 1, and admission is free.
- Hours
- 09:00–18:00 (last entry 17:00)
- Closed days
- Every Monday more
- Fee
- Free
-
7
Provisional Capital Memorial Hall
It is open 09:00–18:00 and closed every Monday (the next day if Monday is a statutory public holiday) and on January 1. Admission is free.
- Hours
- 09:00–18:00
- Closed days
- Every Monday more
- Fee
- Free
-
8
It is open 09:00–18:00, and last entry is at 17:00. It is closed every Monday (the next day if Monday is a public holiday) and on January 1, and admission is free.
- Hours
- 09:00–18:00 (last entry 17:00)
- Closed days
- Every Monday more
- Fee
- Free
-
9
National Memorial Museum of Forced Mobilization under Japanese Occupation
It is open 09:30–17:30, and last entry is at 17:00. It is closed every Monday (the next day if Monday is a public holiday), on January 1, and on Lunar New Year's Day and Chuseok Day, and admission is free.
- Hours
- 09:30–17:30 (last entry 17:00)
- Closed days
- Every Monday more
- Fee
- Free
-
10
Busan Marine Natural History Museum
It is open 09:00–18:00, with last entry at 17:00. It is closed every Monday (the next day if Monday is a public holiday) and on January 1, and admission is free.
- Hours
- 09:00–18:00 (last entry 17:00)
- Closed days
- Every Monday more
- Fee
- Free
-
11
It is open 10:00–20:00, last entry is at 19:00, and it is open all year. Tickets are 19,000 won for adults, 15,000 won for youth and 12,000 won for children.
- Hours
- 10:00–20:00 (last entry 19:00)
- Closed days
- Open all year
- Fee
- Adults 19,000 wonAdmission ticket more
-
12
It is open 10:00–19:00 on weekdays (last entry 18:00) and 10:00–20:00 on weekends (last entry 19:00), with no closing days. Any closure is announced on the official website. Admission is 18,000 won for adults, 15,000 won for youth and 13,000 won for children.
- Hours
- Weekdays 10:00–19:00 (last entry 18:00)Weekends 10:00–20:00 (last entry 19:00)
- Closed days
- Open all year
- Fee
- Adults 18,000 won more
-
13
It is open 09:00–18:00 with no closing days. Admission is 14,000 won for adults and 12,000 won for children (elementary school students).
- Hours
- 09:00–18:00
- Closed days
- Open all year
- Fee
- Adults 14,000 won more
-
14
It is open 10:30–20:00 Monday–Thursday (last entry 19:00) and 10:30–20:30 Friday–Sunday (last entry 19:30). It is closed on Lunar New Year's Day and Chuseok Day and on Lotte Mall Maison Dongbusan closing days, and admission is 15,000 won.
- Hours
- Monday–Thursday 10:30–20:00Friday–Sunday 10:30–20:30 more
- Closed days
- Lunar New Year's Day and Chuseok Day
- Fee
- 15,000 won
Photos: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 1, KOGL Type 3 (no changes allowed)
FAQ
Which Busan museums and art museums are open on Mondays?
Of the 64 counted by TourAPI category, 19 have no Monday in their closing-day value. Arte Museum Busan, Museum One and Little Prince House are open all year, and Brick Campus Busan is closed on Lunar New Year's Day and Chuseok Day and on Lotte Mall Maison Dongbusan closing days.
What time is last entry at Busan Museum and Busan Museum of Art?
Busan Museum is open 09:00–18:00, with last entry at 17:00. Busan Museum of Art is open 10:00–18:00, and entry closes at 17:30. Busan Museum and Busan Museum of Art are both closed every Monday and on January 1.
Source: Korea Tourism Organization TourAPI