Museum 1 (M1) houses a collection of traditional Korean art, of which 36 pieces are designated national treasures.

Visitors begin at the top and walk down, visiting each of the four floors, which house ceramics, swords, jewelry, and other traditional Korean artifacts.

[4] Museum 2 (M2), designed by Jean Nouvel, features modern and contemporary art from both Korean and foreign artists.

[5] Many famous artists such as Damien Hirst, Warhol, Rothko, Yves Klein, and Donald Judd have permanent exhibition spaces.

[7][8][9] The main exhibition hall makes use of post-tension building techniques[7] to create a completely open space without any supporting posts.

Rem Koolhaas was commissioned with designing the Samsung Child Education & Culture Center as well as the museum's master plan.

Inside, a mixing chamber was created between the glass wall and the Black box and the placement of lighting, piloti, and ramps.