National Museum of Korea (국립중앙박물관)

National Museum of Korea (국립중앙박물관)

- Homepage
www.museum.go.kr

The National Museum of Korea houses a vast collection of artifacts from ancient times to the modern era in a wide range of topics, including art and culture. The museum houses a Children's Museum, where visitors can learn more about the nation's history through educational programs and experiences. The outdoor grounds feature pagodas and other stone artworks too large to be on display inside.

In addition to galleries with a wide array of national and international pieces, the National Museum of Korea is a stage for a number of cultural activities related to collection, preservation, research and analysis, social training, academic publications, intercultural exchange programs, concerts, and more.

- Address : 137 Seobinggo-ro, Yongsan-gu, Seoul


※ Presentation Information
- Information and Guides
+82-2-2077-9000

- Parking
Available

- Day Off
January 1, Seollal (Lunar New Year’s Day) & Chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving Day) holidays
[Permanent exhibition hall] 1st Monday of April and November every year

- Usage Fee
Free (Separate fee may apply to special exhibitions)

- Operating Hours
Sunday-Tuesday, Thursdays & Fridays 10:00-18:00 (Last admission 17:30)
Wednesdays & Saturdays 10:00-21:00
* Last admission is 30 min before closing
* Outdoor Exhibition Hall (Garden) 07:00-22:00



- Foreign Language Intepretation Services
Commentary guide available (English, Japanese, Chinese, French)

Fore more info: Website

◎ Nearby Tourism Infobox

⊙ Childrens Museum of the National Museum of Korea (국립중앙박물관 어린이박물관)

- Homepage
www.museum.go.kr

- Tel
+82-2-2077-9000

The Children’s Museum of the National Museum of Korea is an experience-oriented museum where children can see, touch, and feel history through hands-on programs and games. The permanent exhibition hall displays replicas of historical items so children can learn about Korea’s cultural heritage in a fun and interactive way. Children can also experience the lifestyle and wisdom of the past through experience programs.

⊙ National Hangeul Museum (국립한글박물관)

- Homepage
www.hangeul.go.kr

- Tel
+82-2-2124-6200

The National Hangeul Museum was established to preserve, spread, and develop the Korean alphabet, Hangeul. The museum showcases the history and value of Korean orthography, Korean’s most-valued cultural asset, through exhibitions, activities, and education. Occupying over 11,322 ㎡, the museum has one basement level and three ground levels, along with an outdoor grass field and rest area perfect for cultural events, exhibits, and education.



The museum is comprised of the Hangeul library on the first floor, a permanent exhibition hall, ㅎ Café, and cultural product shop on the second floor, and a planned exhibition hall and Hangeul playground for children and foreigners on the third floor.

⊙ CU - National Museum of Korea Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (cu중앙박물관점)

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⊙ Yongsan Family Park (용산가족공원)

- Homepage
http://parks.seoul.go.kr (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese, Spanish, French)

- Tel
+82-2-792-5660

Visitors to Yongsan Family Park can enjoy a relaxing time at a big grassy field beside a refreshing pond and well-organized walking paths. Yongsan Family Park spans an area of roughly 89,256.20 ㎡ in what was a section of the former golf course of the Eighth US Army Division. The park is comprised of various facilities such as a 2km-walking path, a natural education site, and Taegeukgi Park. Visitors can watch and feed pigeons and wild pheasants living at the park.

⊙ Niwa (니와)

- Tel
+82-2-790-0917

Niwa is an authentic Japanese izakaya, serving alcoholic beverages and food. In order to stay true to tradition, Niwa works in cooperation with an izakaya chain in Hiroshima, Japan, creating a cooking system that realizes genuine Japanese tastes. Customers are able to experience Japan at Niwa, without even visiting the country. The restaurant is constantly working to develop new, delicious menu items.

⊙ Olive Young - Dongbuichon Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (올리브영 동부이촌)

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⊙ CheongKwanJang - Dongbuichon Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (정관장 동부이촌)

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⊙ Chorokbaguni (초록바구니)

- Tel
+82-2-790-3421

This is a Korean cuisine located in Ichon-dong, Seoul. The representative menu is Korean table d''hote. A hanjeongsik (Korean table d'hôte) course meal menu specialty restaurant.

⊙ Gaetmaeul (갯마을)

- Tel
+82-2-798-5655, +82-2-798-1655

Gaetmaeul restaurant, located in Ichon-dong in the Yongsan area of Seoul, is widely known for its specialty dish, Son-manduguk (handmade dumpling soup). Not only does it serve exceptionally delicious food, but the service is friendly, and the facilities are clean. As well as the excellent mandu dishes, such as manduguk (dumpling soup) and tteok-manduguk (dumpling soup with rice cake slices), the menu also includes bindatteok (Korean mung-bean pancake) and suyuk (boiled slices of beaf). The kimchi used to fill the dumplings and offered as a side dish is also particularly good.



This work was created by the Korea Tourism Organization for 25 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