Bank of Korea Money Museum (화폐박물관)

Bank of Korea Money Museum (화폐박물관)

- Homepage
www.bok.or.kr/museum/main/main.do

This Renaissance-style three-story stone building is the museum of the Bank of Korea. The older Bank of Korea was established as the central bank of the Korean Empire in 1909 and has been designated as a National Historical Site. During the Japanese colonial period, the bank was renamed the Bank of Joseon, and the building was used as the main and head office of the Bank of Korea until 2001. The building has been used as the nation’s Money Museum since June 2001 in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Bank of Korea. The museum has 13 exhibition rooms on two floors, with one basement floor and two above-ground floors. It holds special exhibitions of various currency and art collections to provide domestic and foreign visitors with the opportunity to enjoy the history and culture of currency. Visitors can learn about the Bank of Korea and the central banking system, as well as how to identify counterfeit notes and how money is produced and circulated. It is also a good place for children to learn about currencies from around the world. Advance reservations are required, and parking is not available. The museum can easily be reached via subway by getting off at Hoehyeon Station (Seoul Subway Line 4) and exiting through Exit 7. 

- Address : 39 Namdaemun-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul


※ Presentation Information
- Information and Guides
+82-2-759-4881

- Parking
Available

- Day Off
Mondays, Seollal (Lunar New Year’s Day) and Chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving Day) holidays, December 29-January 2

- Usage Fee
Free

- Operating Hours
Tuesday-Sunday 10:00-17:00



- Program Information
Exhibition guide program

- Reservations
Reservations required (online reservation)

- Foreign Language Intepretation Services
Available (Audio guides in English, Japanese, Chinese available for rent)

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This work was created by the Korea Tourism Organization for 24 years and opened as the first type of public Nuri. You can download it for free from the Korea Tourism Organization, https://kto.visitkorea.or.kr/eng.kto