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MMCA Night is the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art's representative night event that started in 2017, and is being held for the second time this year following last June.
National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art's night cultural event 'MMCA Night' on the 7th of next month
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Park Eui-rae = The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA) announced on the 28th that it will hold a night cultural event '2026 MMCA Night: Night Prism' in the first floor lobby of the Seoul branch at 6 p.m. on the 7th of next month.
The event will feature a performance combining modern art, music, and lighting, with the theme of monochromatic light passing through a prism and spreading out into various spectra.
Singer-songwriter ‘Lucid Fall Quartet’ will take the stage at 7 PM, and experimental sound project ‘Set Set Set’ will perform an impromptu performance. The performance will be held in a standing format.
Participants can view exhibitions at the Seoul Museum, including ‘This is (Not) Conceptual Art’ and ‘Artist of the Year 2026’, for free from 6 to 9 p.m. However, separate reservations are required for the ‘Seo Do-ho’ exhibition.
Participation fee is charged, and all proceeds are donated to art psychotherapy at World Vision children's facilities.
Applications for participation can be made on the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art website starting at 2 p.m. on this day.
'MMCA Night' is the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art's representative night event that started in 2017, and is being held for the second time this year following last June.

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