Gyeongbokgung Palace and the National Palace Museum to Close Again for 2 Weeks

On the 20th, the changing of the guard ceremony, which had been suspended due to the novel coronavirus infection, is being held again at Gyeongbokgung Palace in Jongno-gu, Seoul. The Gyeongbokgung changing of the guard ceremony resumed after 83 days since it was halted on February 27. Photo by Jinhyung Kang aymsdream@

On the 29th, the Cultural Heritage Administration announced that indoor and outdoor exhibition facilities under its jurisdiction in the Seoul metropolitan area, including the National Palace Museum, Sejong the Great Historic Site Management Office, and Gyeongbokgung Palace, will be closed again for two weeks. Following the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters' decision to suspend operations of public facilities in the metropolitan area, these sites will be closed from 6 p.m. on the same day until the 14th of next month. The facilities affected include the National Palace Museum, Sejong the Great Historic Site Management Office, Gyeongbokgung Palace, Changdeokgung Palace, Deoksugung Palace, Changgyeonggung Palace, Jongmyo Shrine, Goyang Seooreung, Goyang Seosamneung, Yangju Onneung, Hwaseong Yungneung and Geonneung, Paju Samneung, Paju Jangneung, Gimpo Jangneung, Seoul Tae and Gangneung, Seoul Jeongneung, Seoul Uireung, Seoul Seon and Jeongneung, Seoul Heon and Inneung, Guri Donggureung, Namyangju Gwangneung, Namyangju Hong and Yurung, and Namyangju Sareung. Various cultural events scheduled to be held at the palaces and royal tombs have also been postponed or canceled. The reopening schedule will be announced later on the websites of the Cultural Heritage Administration and the Palace and Royal Tombs Management Office.