Frieze Week Seoul 2026: what is on beyond the fair
Frieze Seoul fills COEX in early September, alongside Kiaf SEOUL — but most of the week happens in the gallery districts: Hannam, Cheongdam, Samcheong. This page lists both what is on now and what opens in time for the fair, gallery by gallery. It is rebuilt every week, so it stays true through the late-August wave of openings.
The fairs
Frieze Seoul — September 2–5, 2026 COEX, 513 Yeongdong-daero, Gangnam-gu, Seoul Frieze Seoul: Halls C & D (Level 3) · Kiaf SEOUL: Halls A & B (Level 1)
Wed, Sep 2 — 11:00–19:00 — invitation only
Thu, Sep 3 — 11:00–19:00 — preview ticket holders until 15:00, open to the public from 15:00
Fri–Sat, Sep 4–5 — 11:00–19:00
Last admission 18:30; latecomers are not admitted. Source: Frieze official visitor information.
Getting to COEX
Samseong Station (Line 2), Exit 5 or 6
Bongeunsa Station (Line 9), Exit 1, 6 or 7
Cheongdam Station (Line 7), Exit 2 — a 10–15 minute walk
Before you set out
Use Naver Map, not Google Maps. Google Maps gives no walking or driving directions in Korea. Every venue below links to Naver Map, which works in English.
Mondays are dark. Most galleries close on Monday; several museums close on Tuesday instead.
During fair week many galleries stay open late for openings, and hours move around. Check the venue page — or the live map — on the day.
Hannam & Itaewon (21 venues · 7 with a show on now · 6 opening before the fair)
Blue-chip galleries and museums, most within a 15-minute walk of each other.
Gallery Shilla (갤러리 신라 서울) · Naver Map 서울 용산구 보광로60길 11 Between shows, and nothing announced yet — galleries here usually open a new exhibition for fair week.
갤러리 핌(FIM) · Naver Map 서울 용산구 유엔빌리지길 11 Between shows, and nothing announced yet — galleries here usually open a new exhibition for fair week.
Gallery BAK (갤러리박) · Naver Map 서울 용산구 한남대로40길 19 Between shows, and nothing announced yet — galleries here usually open a new exhibition for fair week.
띠오 (THEO) · Naver Map 서울특별시 강남구 봉은사로68길 55-3, B1 Between shows, and nothing announced yet — galleries here usually open a new exhibition for fair week.
Beaux-Arts Gallery (보자르 갤러리) · Naver Map 서울특별시 강남구 도산대로99길 50-2, 1층 (청담동) Between shows, and nothing announced yet — galleries here usually open a new exhibition for fair week.
Shinsegae Gallery Boontheshop (신세계갤러리 분더샵 청담) · Naver Map 서울 강남구 압구정로60길 21 Between shows, and nothing announced yet — galleries here usually open a new exhibition for fair week.
2GIL29 GALLERY (이길이구 갤러리) · Naver Map 서울특별시 강남구 강남대로158길 35 (신사동 가로수길) Between shows, and nothing announced yet — galleries here usually open a new exhibition for fair week.
Lee Eugean Gallery (이유진갤러리) · Naver Map 서울특별시 강남구 압구정로77길 17 Between shows, and nothing announced yet — galleries here usually open a new exhibition for fair week.
Tang Contemporary Art Korea (탕 컨템포러리 아트 코리아) · Naver Map 서울 강남구 압구정로75길 6 Between shows, and nothing announced yet — galleries here usually open a new exhibition for fair week.
Platform-L Contemporary Art Center (플랫폼엘 (Platform-L)) · Naver Map 서울특별시 강남구 언주로133길 11 (논현동) Between shows, and nothing announced yet — galleries here usually open a new exhibition for fair week.
HITE Collection (하이트컬렉션) · Naver Map 서울 강남구 영동대로 714 Between shows, and nothing announced yet — galleries here usually open a new exhibition for fair week.
Samcheong & Bukchon (22 venues · 13 with a show on now · 5 opening before the fair)
Museums and long-running galleries on the lanes between the palaces.
Sahng-up Gallery (상업화랑) · Naver Map 서울특별시 중구 을지로 143, 4F (을지로점) / 용산구 원효로97길 26 (용산점) Between shows, and nothing announced yet — galleries here usually open a new exhibition for fair week.
Johyun Gallery (조현화랑 서울) · Naver Map 서울특별시 중구 동호로 249 (서울신라호텔) Between shows, and nothing announced yet — galleries here usually open a new exhibition for fair week.
PEYTO Gallery (페이토갤러리) · Naver Map 서울 중구 동호로 220 Between shows, and nothing announced yet — galleries here usually open a new exhibition for fair week.
Frieze House Seoul (프리즈 하우스 서울) · Naver Map 서울 중구 동호로15길 17 Between shows, and nothing announced yet — galleries here usually open a new exhibition for fair week.