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Overview

The MMCA offers education programs to help the general public to discover dynamics and experimentalism the contemporary art has and artistic values in their daily lives. Aiming to become a community-oriented open museum, the learning programs are intended for people of all backgrounds ranging from minors to adults, encouraging the participants to experience their own version of the modern & contemporary art, and communicate with their neighbors through artistic activities.

Museum Education Programs

Learning-at-museum includes children & family program, youths & educators program, adults program, professionals program, cultural access, and artwork appreciation program.

  • Children’s Museum Children’s Museum

    The Children’s Museum of the MMCA Gwacheon is a country’s flagship museum for children, organizing and offering hand-on experience programs for both children and their family members.
    In addition to that, the museum’s outdoor space is reserved for ‘play with arts’ under the theme of art, nature, and play.
    The children and family-focused ‘engagement and open museum’ enables the future generations explore hidden meanings of the modern & contemporary art, and also let them experience a colorful art education.
    ©Seungmin Woo

  • Children

    Programs for children aim to enhance the children's aesthetic appreciation and create positive museum experiences. The program runs both weekdays and weekends along with special programs on Children's Day and during the school vacation to broaden opportunities for children and families to enjoy art.

    • Special education programs

      Overview
      MMCA offers special education programs on Children’s Day and during summer vacation. MMCA KIDS DAY is designed to help children learn to Know, be Inspired, Discover, and Share art on Children’s Day. School vacation programs for children and families aim to bond family members by exploring the museum and its collections while developing their creativity.
      Open
      Childrens's Day and School vacation
      Venue
      MMCA Seoul

      Weekday/Weekend education programs

      Overview
      MMCA has various programs for children and families to learn, discover, and experience contemporary art together. Programs include group education for preschool and elementary age children, for children with disabilities, and children with their parents or caregivers.
      Open
      Year-round
      Venue
      MMCA Seoul

  • Youths

    Programs are to help the future generations to comprehend the modern & contemporary art and materialize their values, particularly in connection with public school curriculums, incubating the innovative talents.
    • Appreciation

      Artwork appreciation education

      Overview
      ‘Youth artwork appreciation program’ through school or class-specific online and offline learning programs, artwork appreciation technique training, learning material development, and more.
      Open
      During the term
      Venue
      MMCA Gwacheon & Seoul
    • Creation

      Creative workshop

      Overview
      ‘Youth workshop’ through online and offline learning programs.
      Open
      During the term
      Venue
      MMCA Gwacheon & Seoul
    • Career

      Public education-associated career planning program

      Overview
      Disseminating museum education through hand-on museum experience (particularly, career) contents.
      Open
      Year-round
      Venue
      Middle school
    • Cultural access

      Cultural diversity education

      Overview
      Cultural diversity education program to help students to accept difference of each member of the society and instruct them to respect what is different from the mainstream, by comprehending different aspects of the modern & contemporary art.
      Open
      TBA
      Venue
      MMCA Gwacheon

      Persons with disabilities education

      Overview
      Museum education program to facilitate development of emotional, social communication and cognitive capabilities using sensory elements.
      Open
      TBA
      Venue
      MMCA Gwacheon

      Out-of-school youth education

      Overview
      Museum education program to help the out-of-school youth to develop their social network and abilities to express their creative ideas.
      Open
      TBA
      Venue
      MMCA Gwacheon

  • Educators

    Programs are to develop educator’s art & cultural sensitivity and competence as school teachers, by narrowing down the gap between the museum and school.

    • [Educator] School teacher education

      Overview
      ‘Teacher workshop’ for school administrators, in-service teachers and pre-service teachers includes artwork appreciation, creation, and career consultation.
      Open
      Year-round
      Venue
      MMCA Gwacheon & Seoul

  • Adults

    The general public are invited to engage in programs such as lectures, seminars and workshops designed to promote the understanding of exhibitions, collections, and art culture in general, and expand their access to cultural life.
    • Professionals

      ‘Pre-service training program’ for the undergraduate and graduate students who wish to develop their career in art industries. ‘In-service training program’ for the professionals who work at the public & private museums and related institutions and wish to develop their practical skills.

      Pre-service professional training program

      Overview
      Art-related career developing program for the pre-service professionals including undergraduate and graduate students
      Open
      March – December
      Venue
      MMCA Gwacheon & Seoul

      Museum professional in-service training program

      Overview
      Practical skills development program intended for the in-service professionals, particularly working at public & private museums and related institutions.
      Open
      November
      Venue
      MMCA Gwacheon
    • Adults

      Adults

      Overview
      Public lectures and workshops including ‘Contemporary culture & art class,’ ‘Modern & contemporary art history academy,’ and ‘Museum collection class’
      Open
      Year-round
      Venue
      MMCA Gwacheon, Deoksugung & Seoul, or Online

      Seniors

      Overview
      ‘Senior family workshop,’ ‘Documents with easily-legible fonts’
      Open
      Year-round
      Venue
      MMCA Gwacheon, Deoksugung & Seoul, or Online

      Artwork appreciation program

      Overview
      Group-specific artwork appreciation program Seniors ‘Romantic Wednesday’ Homemakers ‘Healing Thursday’ Children ‘Delightful Saturday’
      Open
      Year-round
      Venue
      MMCA Gwacheon & Deoksugung
    • Cultural access
      Overview
      ‘Ode to daily life’ program for seniors with cognitive disorders and their family members as well as care givers (including dementia therapists), audio gallery guide and braille materials for the visually impaired people, and sign language guide for the hearing-impaired people.
      Open
      Year-round
      Venue
      MMCA Gwacheon, Deoksugung & Seoul, or Online
    • Exhibition-associated education

      Talk about exhibitions: Education opportunities designed to facilitate engagement, communication and interaction through MMCA exhibition-associated programs, such as lecture, talk, seminar and workshop.

      MMCA lecture

      Overview
      Public lecture to discover exhibition’s hidden values
      Open
      Year-round
      Venue
      Variable

      MMCA talk

      Overview
      Comprehending the exhibition through communication with curators and artists
      Open
      Year-round
      Venue
      Variable

      MMCA workshop

      Overview
      Education program designed to test and experience creative ideas of artworks.
      Open
      Year-round
      Venue
      Variable

    • Exhibition guide

      Overview
      Exhibition guide programs are conducted on a daily, hourly basis, or at the request of specific groups, such as adult groups, organizational groups, and company groups.
      Exhibition tours for Visually Impaired and Slow Learners, as well as and Sign Language guid for the Hearing Impaired, are also available upon request.
      Open
      Year-round
      Venue
      MMCA Seoul, Gwacheon & Deoksugung
    • Docent training

      Program to select and train a museum volunteer who helps connect visitors with the collection and exhibitions.

      Docent training

      Overview
      Volunteer docent training program (Entry level & Advanced level)
      Open
      Year-round
      Venue
      MMCA Gwacheon & Seoul