The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea started as a small gallery in Gyeongbokgung Palace in 1969 and moved to Seokjojeon, Deoksugung Palace in 1973. In 1986, the MMCA revealed its first international standard exhibition facilities, including the outdoor sculpture garden in Gwacheon, opening a new chapter in Korean art culture. In 1998, the MMCA Deoksugung opened at the West Wing of Seokjojeon situated in the center of Seoul and began offering specialized curations of modern and contemporary art. In November 2013, the MMCA Seoul was established in Sogyeok-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul at the old Defense Security Command site. With an exhibition gallery, a project gallery, a theater, and a multipurpose hall, it presents Korean cultural values of the past, the present, and the future through various programs. In 2018, an abandoned tobacco manufacturing plant in Chungcheongbuk-do was renovated into MMCA Cheongju, now on its way to becoming a new art hotspot in central Korea. In celebration of its 50th anniversary, the MMCA held a commemorative ceremony in 2019 and proclaimed the vision to become an open museum that shares art culture with the world.