Unsealing a Thousand Years: Dunhuang Buddhist Sutra Manuscripts

From October 23, 2026 to January 24, 2027, the National Museum of Korea presents a special display of Dunhuang Buddhist manuscript holdings in the Central Asian Gallery, World Cultures, on the third floor of the Permanent Exhibition Hall. The museum lists three groups comprising eight objects, including manuscripts of Buddhist scriptures and a meditating monk sculpture. The exhibition introduces research published in the museum's 2025 report and publicly presents four Dunhuang sutra manuscripts for the first time. Dunhuang, an oasis on the Silk Road, is known for the Library Cave at the Mogao Caves, discovered in 1900.

Start: Oct 23, 2026, 9:30 AM KST
End: Jan 24, 2027, 5:30 PM KST
Venue: National Museum of Korea, Permanent Exhibition Hall, 3F World Cultures — Central Asian Gallery
Address: 137 Seobinggo-ro, Yongsan-gu, Seoul

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국립중앙박물관Dunhuang Buddhist Sutra Manuscripts — official exhibition informationCheck exhibition dates, location and visitor information on the museum's official website.

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The exhibition opened on October 23, 2026 and is currently listed as on display, with an announced closing date of January 24, 2027. Regular museum visiting hours are 09:30–17:30 on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday, and 09:30–21:00 on Wednesday and Saturday (last admission 30 minutes before closing); check for exceptional closures. The museum lists no separate price on the exhibition detail page. The start/end timestamps use the museum's published opening and Sunday closing hours alongside the confirmed date range; these are not individually published opening-ceremony times.