Cheongju National Museum (국립청주박물관) – Homepage cheongju.museum.go.kr – Tel +82-43-229-6300 Cheongju National Museum, opened in 1987, collects and preserves national cultural treasures. The museum holds more than 42,000 artifacts with approximately 1,200 pieces on display. The museum has exhibition halls, outdoor exhibition hall, children’s museum and more, displaying artifacts from the Old Stone Age to…
Cheongju Early Printing Museum(청주고인쇄박물관) – Homepage http://cheongju.go.kr/jikjiworld/index.do The city of Cheongju, together with UNESCO, commemorates the inscription of “Jikji” onto the UNESCO Memory of the World Register and presents the UNESCO/Jikji Memory of the World Prize to individuals and organizations that have made significant contributions to the preservation and utilization of the UNESCO Memory of…
Culture Factory (문화제조창) – Homepage www.dbchangko.org www.cjkcm.org www.cj-openlibrary.co.kr – Tel +82-43-715-6861 Culture Factory was a tobacco manufacturing factory in Cheongju from 1946 to 2004. A culture-centered urban regeneration project in 2021 turned it into a cultural complex equipped with commercial facilities, cultural experience facilities and crafts cluster. Because it was remodeled from an existing structure,…
Danuri Aquarium (단양 다누리아쿠아리움) – Homepage www.danyang.go.kr – Tel +82-43-420-2951 Located in Danyang, Danuri Aquarium houses a lot of freshwater fish with a wide array of fish species from Korea and overseas, consisting of 20,000 fish of 63 species and 1,600 fish of 87 species, respectively. Visitors can enjoy a wide selection of fish including…
Jincheon Bell Museum (진천 종박물관) – Homepage www.jincheonbell.net – Tel +82-43-539-3847 The Jincheon Bell Museum opened in 2005 with the objective of promoting the unique artistic value of Korean bells. The museum’s location itself is also very meaningful, as Jincheon is home to the oldest steel production site in Korea. In the nearby area, Uncheon-dong,…
Nangye Korean Classical Music Museum (난계국악박물관) – Homepage www.yd21.go.kr – Tel +82-43-740-3886 Nangye Korean Classical Music Museum in Yeongdong, Chungcheongbuk-do was built to preserve and build upon the musical achievements and artistic spirit of Nangye Park Yeon, one of the three master musicians of traditional Korean music during the Joseon dynasty, and to enhance public…
Suyanggae Prehistory Museum (수양개선사유물전시관) – Homepage www.danyang.go.kr (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese) – Tel +82-43-423-8502 Suyanggae Prehistory Museum boasts itself as the largest prehistoric site in Korea. The museum contains a multitude of remains, especially stone toolkits, of the late Stone Age and has been designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site. The stone toolkits were…
Junk Art Gallery (5Factory) 정크아트갤러리(오대호 아트팩토리) – Homepage www.eumseong.go.kr/tour/index.do The Junk Art Gallery showcases robots and sculptures crafted from industrial waste, housing nearly 1,300 works by Oh Daeho, Korea’s pioneering “junk artist.” Visitors can explore the mechanics behind the creations and grasp the significance of environmental conservation. The gallery also offers artbot-making workshops and hosts…
Handok Museum (한독의약박물관) – Homepage www.handokmuseum.com The Handok Museum was founded to promote and introduce Handok, a producer of Korean medicines. The museum aims to introduce the benefits and breakthroughs of Korean medicine in an easy-to-understand way. – Address : 78 Daepungsandan-ro, Daeso-myeon, Eumseong-gun, Chungcheongbuk-do ※ Presentation Information – Information and Guides +82-43-530-1004 – Parking…
Neunggang Sotdae Art Museum (능강솟대문화공간) – Homepage https://tour.jecheon.go.kr/tour – Tel +82-43-653-6160 Neunggang Sotdae Art Museum in Jecheon is a museum of sotdae, ancient prayer poles with a duck or bird-shaped figurine on top that were usually placed at the village entrance. Many of these artifacts can be found inside and outside of the museum, which…