Zien Art Space (지앤아트스페이스) – Homepage www.zienart.com Zien Art Space is a multifaceted venue encompassing an exhibition gallery, pottery studio, glass art studio, kiln room, flower garden, tableware shop, clay pot shop, restaurant, and café. It features pottery classes for children, as well as one-day classes in hand-painting, pottery shaping, and pottery wheel experiences. Surrounded…
Jeongjo Theme Performance Hall (정조테마공연장) – Homepage www.swcf.or.kr Jeongjo Theme Performance Hall is located in a hanok-style building just next to the Temporary Palace of Hwaseong Fortress in Suwon. The hall serves as venue to a range of performances, both traditional and modern, and is a great addition to family visits to the area. –…
Yeoju Museum (여주박물관) – Homepage yeoju.go.kr Yeoju Museum first opened in 1997 as the Yeoju Folk History Museum, surveying and displaying the history and relics of the area. The name changed to the current Yeoju Museum in 2016 with the addition of the Yeoma-kwan Building. The museum features both permanent exhibitions and planned exhibitions, as…
Museum HEI (뮤지엄헤이) – Homepage www.museumhei.com Museum HEI is a large media art gallery located in Paju, named after the common greeting in Finland, the world’s happiest country. The gallery features 20 different themed contents, all under the overarching concept of “beautiful moments in life.” – Address : 885-43 Pyeonghwa-ro, Tanhyeon-myeon, Paju-si, Gyeonggi-do ※ Presentation…
Haewoojae Museum (Mr. Toilet House) (해우재) – Homepage www.haewoojae.com Haewoojae Museum is the world’s only toilet-shaped museum. Its name means “a house to relieve one’s concerns,” a term used in temples when referring to the restroom. It includes an exhibition hall, a library, and an experience center. The permanent exhibition on the first floor introduces…
Byeokbong Korea Jewelry Museum (벽봉한국장신구박물관) – Homepage https://bkjm.modoo.at – Tel +82-31-949-0848 Byeokbong Korea Jewelry Museum was founded by Kim Young-hee, a master in jade jewelry, Gyeonggi-do Intangible Culture No. 18. The museum is dedicated to displaying and promoting the jewelry worn by royalty during the Joseon dynasty. Visitors can learn about the various styles and…
Suwon Museum of Art (수원시립미술관) – Homepage suma.suwon.go.kr Suwon Museum of Art is a cultural and artistic space located in the plaza of Hwaseong Haenggung Palace in Suwon. The building, which embodies the harmony of modernity and nature, includes exhibition halls, a library, classrooms, and a cafeteria. It serves as a place where the spirit…
Suwon Museum (수원박물관) – Homepage smuseum.suwon.go.kr – Tel +82-31-228-4150 Locaed in Iui-dong, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon Museum has one basement floor and two above-ground floors, spanning over an area of 6,535 ㎡. Suwon Museum consists of two main exhibition halls, Suwon Museum of History and Calligraphy Museum of Korea, showcasing approximately 48,000 relics, and a planned exhibition…
Gwacheon National Science Museum (국립과천과학관) – Homepage www.sciencecenter.go.kr As a landmark facility representing Korea’s advanced science and technology capabilities, Gwacheon National Science Museum strives to encourage young visitors to become interested in science and shares with the public scientific principles that govern daily life. The museum has permanent exhibition halls, special exhibition halls, a planetarium,…
Korea Manhwa Museum (한국만화박물관) – Homepage www.komacon.kr This museum collects and stores Korean cartoons and related materials, which are the basis for the creation of K-Webtoons. It covers everything from old cartoons to characters and webtoons that are gaining global popularity recently. It is composed of the Korean Manhwa History Museum, the Manhwa Experience Exhibition…