Arts & performanceJeju City, Jeju

Jeju Biennale 2024 in Jeju City, Jeju, South Korea

제주비엔날레 2024

Nov – Feb2024
26 –16
Tue–Sun
Past edition

26 November 2024 to 16 February 2025

This edition has ended. It is kept as a record of what the 2024 festival offered. The current information is on the Jeju Biennale page (25 Aug – 15 Nov 2026).

Venue this year. Five venues: Jeju Museum of Art, the public storage of the Jeju Museum of Contemporary Art, Jeju Art Platform, Jeju Natural History Museum and the Jeju International Convention Center (ICC Jeju).

Dates26 Nov – 16 Feb 2025
WeatherNovember average 16/10 °C (62/51 °F), 70 mm of rain
December average 11/6 °C (52/42 °F), 56 mm of rain
January average 9/4 °C (47/39 °F), 68 mm of rain
February average 10/4 °C (50/39 °F), 57 mm of rainMonthly averages, not a forecast: Korea Meteorological Administration climate normals, 1991–2020, Jeju City station.
VenueJeju Museum of Art, plus the Obaekjanggun Gallery at Jeju Stone Park and three old-town venues in Jeju City제주특별자치도 제주시 1100로 2894-78 (연동)
AdmissionPaid at the main venue only: Jeju Museum of Art charges ₩8,000 for adults, ₩4,000 for youth and ₩2,000 for children. The Obaekjanggun Gallery at Jeju Stone Park is free with a biennale ticket, and Jeju Art Platform, Art Space IAA and Gallery Remicon are free.
Previous edition2022: 16 Nov – 12 Feb 2023
Next edition2026: 25 Aug – 15 Nov 2026

Program

  • Theme 'Apagi DriftPaths of Water, Wind and Stars' (아파기(阿波伎) 표류기: 물과 바람과 별의 길), on drift and southern maritime exchange
  • 87 artists from 14 countries; painting, installation, video, archives and new media such as AI and projection mapping

Notes on the 2024 edition

4th edition, 83 days; director Lee Jong-hu, exhibition director Kang Je-wook. News Seoul counted 88 artists in 40 teams. More than 100,000 visitors.

About the festival

The Jeju Biennale (제주비엔날레) is Jeju Island's contemporary art biennale, run by Jeju Museum of Art. The 5th edition, 'Iyahong: The Art of Metamorphosis', runs 25 August–15 November 2026 with 69 artists and teams at Jeju Museum of Art on the 1100 Road, the Obaekjanggun Gallery in Jeju Stone Park and three galleries in Jeju City's old town; in October and November the venues open 10:00–18:00. Only the museum charges (adults ₩8,000, youth ₩4,000, children ₩2,000), and no 2028 edition had been announced as of 19 October 2026.

Transport, booking, crowd and accessibility details are on the main Jeju Biennale page, which covers every edition.

Source

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19 October 2026, against the sources listed below.

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