Korea Palace & Museum Closing Day Checker
Check when Seoul palaces, national museums, and large marts are closed to avoid building your itinerary around a shutdown.
Closing Days
Spot common Korea closure patterns before you lock a sightseeing day.
This guide applies a few common closure rules for marts, palaces, and museum-heavy days. Always verify final schedules with each venue. Explore related guides, internal links, and booking links for this page.
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Plan around these dates
Sun, Oct 11
Large marts (E-mart, Lotte Mart, Homeplus): Usual branch closure on the 2nd and 4th Sunday.
Local governments can shift the exact Sunday, so branch-level checks still matter.
Mon, Oct 12
Changdeokgung Palace: Regular closure on Monday.
Holiday substitution rules can shift the practical closure date.
Mon, Oct 12
Deoksugung Palace: Regular closure on Monday.
Holiday substitution rules can shift the practical closure date.
Mon, Oct 12
Changgyeonggung Palace: Regular closure on Monday.
Holiday substitution rules can shift the practical closure date.
Tue, Oct 13
Gyeongbokgung Palace: Regular closure on Tuesday.
If the closure day overlaps a public holiday, the next non-holiday becomes the closure day.
Tue, Oct 13
Jongmyo Shrine: Regular closure on Tuesday.
Holiday substitution rules can shift the practical closure date.
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