Arirang Master Crafts Shop (아리랑명품관)
- Tel +82-2-739-5700
Arirang Master Crafts Shop is a comprehensive shopping center dealing with traditional Korean crafts. It covers traditional crafts by famous artists, pottery for daily use, decorative pottery, lacquer ware inlaid with mother-of-pearl, crafts made of traditional Korean paper and more. Every product has a fixed price. In addtion, customers can enjoy diverse works displayed in the Migak Museum (Migak means delicate sculpture for eyes to see), located in the shop.
- Address : 17-1, Insadong-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul
※ Presentation Information
- Information and Guides
• 1330 Travel Hotline: +82-2-1330
(Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese)
• For more info: +82-2-739-5700
- Opening Date
April 14, 2000
- Opening Hours
10:00-21:00
- Day Off
The day before Seollal (Lunar New Year's Day) & Chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving Day)
- Restroom
Available
- Items for Sale
Souvenirs
- Scale
2F
Area: 82.5 ㎡
Total 14 shops
- Shop Guide
[1F] Folk crafts
[2F] Heugu Kim Dae-hwan Migak Museum and Drum Performance Hall
- Ways to Shop
On-site purchase
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This work was created by the Korea Tourism Organization for 21 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
