Seoul Museum of Craft Art — Attraction in Seoul

What I find rude during our visit was the exhibit prep workers and female staff with the name tags jump into the visitor elevator before the visitors instead of using their own lift. Please, use your staff elevators on the back of each floor.

The loud installation noises and the pungent lead welding fume, and burning tire smell in the next buildings exhibit spaces were unacceptable.

Totally amateurish operation throwing haughty curator staff to the visitors faces.

No seating anywhere for the disabled, and, at best, there are few pebble seats but they do not meet ADA disability standard in height. Lots of bumpy thresholds at room openings, that are hazardous to the normal and disabled people both. Prone for tripping and falling. I tripped twice already.

Once again, train your staff and workers not to interfere with the exhibition audios and visitors.

And sort out the smells.

Curation wording is bland, not all translated in English or even cluess why it starts with the najeon chilgi lackered craft works. Then suddenly the exhibit becomes more modern history.

This does not encompass Korean Craft works entirely or clear, strong representation of the culture we know of as Koreans.

Mediocre, really. A bit Wasted newly acquired space.

From the tax payers...

It’s a beautiful museum with free admission. The exhibitions are engaging and you genuinely walk away having learned so much.

However, I was disappointed in the selective enforcement of how backpacks are to be worn. For context I had a small to medium sized backpack with a pair of shoes inside for gym later. This is to say I don’t believe my backpack was oversized or particularly bulky. I was told to wear mine in front, which I’m totally fine with if that is their policy.

What rubbed me the wrong way was when another person walked by the same staff member moments later wearing their backpack on their back he wasn’t told anything. Later I noticed others with backpacks on their side or on their backs that did not seem have been told to wear theirs in front.

This type of selective enforcement of their “policy” did not make me feel welcome. Please train your staff properly on your policy and enforce it...

This museum is dedicated to local crafts — a perfect place for anyone looking to buy traditional handmade souvenirs. Few museums offer such detailed and high-quality information not only about the exhibits themselves but also about the actual crafting processes. Wood carving, ceramics, embroidery, patchwork — there’s so much fascinating and, most importantly, visual information. You can watch videos of artisans at work, touch the materials, and learn about the techniques both through videos and detailed displays. As someone who does embroidery, I was absolutely delighted. Now I finally know why the father duck is wrapped in a beautiful scarf 😊 I brought a pair of those ducks home with...