The National Museum of Korea presents 'Opening a Thousand-Year Seal: Special Display of Dunhuang Buddhist Manuscripts' in the Central Asia Gallery, World Cultures section, on the third floor of its permanent exhibition building in Yongsan, Seoul, from October 23, 2026 to January 24, 2027. Its official list includes the Buddhist texts Mahāprajñāpāramitā-śāstra, Mahāprajñāpāramitā Sūtra, Śūraṅgama Sūtra and Buddha Names Sūtra, alongside a depiction of a meditating monk, catalogued as three groups and eight pieces.
The exhibition shares research from the museum's 2025 report on its Dunhuang manuscripts. Dunhuang, an oasis city on the Silk Road in China's Gansu province, is closely linked to the manuscripts preserved in Mogao Cave 17. The display offers a way to explore Buddhist textual culture, copying and historical scholarship.
Visit the museum at 137 Seobinggo-ro, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, and go to the Central Asia Gallery on floor 3. Separate admission conditions, advance reservations or temporary closures were not established from this exhibition notice; consult the museum's visitor guidance before travel.