Monet, Picasso and Kandinsky in One Place... National Museum of Korea's "The Birth of Modern Art" Opens in November

First Korean Showing of Works from the Kunsthaus Zürich Collection
85 Works by European Masters, from Impressionism to Surrealism
Early-Bird Tickets on Sale from Oct. 13... 40% Off the Regular Adult Price

Eighty-five works by European masters of modern and contemporary art, including Claude Monet, Paul Cezanne, Pablo Picasso and Wassily Kandinsky, will arrive in Seoul this November. The exhibition offers a chance to explore, in one place, the roughly 200-year evolution of Western art as it moved beyond traditional representation and sought new forms of expression, from Impressionism to Surrealism.

Claude Monet's *The Houses of Parliament, Sunset* (1904). The work captures London's Houses of Parliament in the light and atmosphere of sunset and will be featured in the National Museum of Korea's special exhibition "The Birth of Modern Art." Oil on canvas, 81 x 92 cm. Kunsthaus Zurich, Switzerland.

The National Museum of Korea announced on October 12 that it will hold "The Birth of Modern Art: Special Exhibition of Works from the Kunsthaus Zurich Collection" in Special Exhibition Gallery 1 from November 27, 2026, through April 18, 2027. The exhibition marks the first time that works from the collection of Kunsthaus Zurich, one of Switzerland's leading art museums, will be shown in Korea.

The exhibition will feature 85 paintings and sculptures created between the 1760s and the 1950s. It will cover major currents in modern art, including Impressionism, Expressionism, abstract art and Surrealism. Featured works include Claude Monet's "The Houses of Parliament, Sunset" (1904), Wassily Kandinsky's "Black Spot," Paul Klee's "The Hunter's Tree" (1939) and Alberto Giacometti's "The Forest" (1950).

Monet's "The Houses of Parliament, Sunset" captures the Houses of Parliament in London, England, amid changing light and atmosphere. Visitors can also see Auguste Rodin's "The Age of Bronze" (1875-1876), Henri Matisse's "Margot" (1906), and works by Edvard Munch, Salvador Dali and Rene Magritte.

Auguste Rodin's *The Age of Bronze* (1875-1876), a bronze sculpture notable for its naturalistic pose and lifelike depiction of muscles, will be featured in the National Museum of Korea's special exhibition "The Birth of Modern Art." 179 x 67 x 62 cm. Kunsthaus Zurich, Switzerland.

The exhibition will also shed light on the distinct currents of Swiss art. It will introduce works by Ferdinand Hodler, known as Switzerland's national painter, as well as Paul Klee, Sophie Taeuber-Arp and Giacometti. Visitors can also explore the relationship between Dada, the avant-garde art movement that began in Zurich during World War I, and modern Swiss art.

Before the exhibition opens, a limited number of early-bird tickets will go on sale starting at 10 a.m. on October 13. They will cost 12,000 won, 40% less than the regular adult price of 20,000 won and about 33% less than the regular youth price of 18,000 won. The same price applies regardless of age.

Early-bird tickets can be used from the exhibition's opening day, November 27, through December 17, 2026. Buyers must select a visit date and time slot in 30-minute intervals, and each person may purchase up to four tickets. Quantities are limited for each time slot, so tickets may sell out early.

Poster for “The Birth of Modern Art: Special Exhibition of Works from the Kunsthaus Zurich Collection,” which the National Museum of Korea will host from November 27 through April 18 next year. National Museum of Korea.

Tickets are available through Ticketlink. For more information, visit the National Museum of Korea's website.

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