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- August 23
- Founding of the National Museum of Contemporary Art, as an organization
- October 20
- Opening of the museum at Gyeongbokgung in Seoul
- July 5
- Relocation of the museum to Seokjojeon, Deoksugung Palace in Seoul
- August 18
- Organization reform
- Establishment of Management Division and Office of Curatorial Affairs
- Establishment of Department of Administration, Exhibition, and Education and Cultural
- Affairs, reporting to the Management Division
- August 25
- Opening of the newly-built National Museum of Contemporary Art(Makgye-dong, Gwacheon-si, Gyeonggi-do)
- December 1
- Opening of the National Museum of Art, Deoksugung(Annex of National Museum of Contemporary Art)
- May 27
- Organizational reform(Organization established to support Deoksugung Art Museum)
- November 18
- Organizational reform(Department of Museum Policy established)
- January 1
- Conversion of Museum Committee
- January 5
- Organizational reform
- Management Division reorganized as the Commission of Planning and Management
- Establishment of teams within the Office of Curatorial Affairs:Survey and Research Team, Exhibition Planning and Operations Team, Public Relations and Marketing Team, Collections Management and Conservation Team.
- May 16
- Organizational reform
- The Collections Management and Conservation Team and the Public Relations and Marketing Team were separated from the Office of Curatorial Affairs, and placed directly under the management of the director.
- The Collections Management and Conservation Team were elevated to the Collection Managements and Conservation Division, and the Collections Team and Conservation Team were established.
- March 23
- Organizational reform
- Amendment of division name(Art Policy Division changed to the Planning and Coordination Division)
- Abolished 2 teams under the Office of Curatorial Affairs (Survey and Research Team, Exhibition Planning Team) and 2 teams under Collections Management and Conservation Department (Collections Management, Conservation Team)
- February
- SoonhoonBae was installed as director
- January 14
- Organizational reform
- Administration Team, Development Team, Curatorial Affairs Team, Collection & Conservation Team, Construction Team, New Museum Programming Team, Art Bank Team, Art Studio Team
- June
- Starting of construction New Museum in Seoul
