37°28′50″N 127°00′40″E / 37.480433°N 127.0111903°E
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| Established | 1988 |
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| Location | Nambusunhwan-ro 2406 (700 Seocho-dong), Seocho-gu Seoul, South Korea |
| Type | Art center |
| Director | Shin Hyeon-taek |
| Website | www |
| Seoul Arts Center | |
| Hangul | 예술의 전당 |
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| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Yesurui Jeondang |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yesurŭi Chŏndang |
The Seoul Arts Center (SAC; Korean: 예술의 전당) is an arts complex in Seocho District, Seoul, South Korea. It consists of five main buildings: the Opera House, with three auditoriums; the Music Hall, with two concert halls; the Hangaram Art Museum; the Hangaram Design Museum; and the Seoul Calligraphy Art Museum.[1]: 94 [2] The Opera House is built in a shape that resembles the traditional Korean bamboo hat called gat.[2]
In January 1982, the government decided to build a Seoul Arts Center, which would be in charge of the overall function of artistic activities, and began to select a site. This announcement was aimed at the 1986 Asian Games and the 1988 Seoul Olympics. The final site was decided in September of the same year at the foot of the mountain between Nambu Beltway and Mt. Umyeon (area: 231,000m2), and on November 14, 1984, a groundbreaking ceremony was held with the National Gugak Center.
The construction of the Seoul Arts Center was divided into Phase 1 (1984 – 1988) and Phase 2 (1988 – )In February 1988, the first phase of construction, the Music Hall and Calligraphy Hall, was completed and opened. In October 1990, the Hangaram Art Museum and the Seoul Art Archives opened, and on February 15, 1993, the Seoul Opera Theater (currently the Opera House) opened and was completed.