Jeju Glass Museum (제주유리박물관) – Homepage www.glassmuseum.co.kr – Tel +82-64-792-6262 Jeju Glass Museum (originally the Gimpo Glass Museum and SongHee Glass House), has been making a significant contribution to the advancement of Korean glass art over the past several years through constant research and innovation. The museum opened on March 1, 2008, and has state-of-the-art…
Hundert Wasserpark (훈데르트바서파크) – Homepage www.hundertwasserpark.co.kr Hundert Wasserpark is a cultural space devoted to the Austrian artist Hundertwasser, known for his pursuit of harmony with nature. It encompasses a museum that displays the artist’s life and his contributions to painting, architecture, and sculpture. Additionally, the park includes the Udo Gallery, showcasing works by emerging artists…
Citrus Museum (감귤박물관) – Homepage culture.seogwipo.go.kr – Tel +82-64-760-6400 Citrus Museum is a themed museum dedicated to tangerines, a specialty of Jeju Island. It showcases the history of tangerines, their varieties, cultivation methods, and tangerine cultivation worldwide. Visitors can also purchase tangerine-related products at the Citrus Experience Center and Museum Shop. From November to February…
Jeju Museum of Art (제주도립미술관) – Homepage jmoa.jeju.go.kr – Tel +82-64-710-4300 Located halfway up Hallasan Mountain, Jeju Museum of Art is a provincial art museum distinguished by its unique concrete exterior, designed to resemble a block of concrete floating on water. The museum’s outside garden provides a serene setting, allowing visitor to take leisurely strolls…
Ivar Garden (아이바가든) Ivar Garden is an immersive media art exhibition hall in Aewol-eup on Jeju’s northwest coast. The hall is divided into eight exhibition spaces, each with a unique theme like Dreamy, Industrial, Mystery, and Party. The exhibitions extend all the way to the floor and the ceiling for a fully immersive experience. –…
Aqua Planet Jeju (아쿠아플라넷 제주) – Homepage www.aquaplanet.co.kr/jeju – Tel +82-1833-7001 Aqua Planet Jeju boasts the largest aquarium facility among East Asian countries. Housing over 45,000 marine creatures from domestic regions and abroad, Aqua Planet Jeju is a highly recommended family-friendly attraction. The highlight of Aqua Planet Jeju is its main tank which contains 6,000…
Da Vinci Museum (다빈치 뮤지엄) – Tel +82-64-794-5114~5 Da Vinci Museum, located in Seogwipo-si on Jeju Island is the only museum that has the Da Vinci License in Korea. The museum offers visitors a chance to experience a wide variety of activities and hands-on programs. When you think of Leonardo Da Vinci, a few things…
Bunker des Lumières (빛의 벙커) – Homepage www.deslumieres.co.kr – Tel +82-1522-2653 An old bunker, which had once been a state-owned key communications facility, was reborn as Bunker des Lumières after being sold to a private group in 2012. Bunker des Lumières is an immersive media art project formed with the concept of art regeneration that…
Lee Jung Seop Art Gallery (이중섭 미술관) – Homepage culture.seogwipo.go.kr/jslee – Tel +82-64-760-3567 Artist Lee Jung-seop is known for his paintings, reminicent of Fauvism, of which “White Ox” is most famous. During the Korean War, he spent a year as a refugee in Seogwipo with his Japanese wife and two sons in a small leased…
Jeju International Peace Center (제주국제평화센터) – Homepage www.ipcjeju.com – Tel +82-64-735-6550 After the Korean government declared Jeju Island an “island of world peace,” it has since been trying to maintain its peaceful image and built an International Peace Center. The Jeju International Peace Center exhibits north and south peace exchanges between international peace activists, as…