National Lighthouse Museum (국립등대박물관) – Homepage //www.lighthouse-museum.or.kr The National Lighthouse Museum, located in Homigot Cape, showcases the architecture, history, and artifacts of lighthouses. It features exhibition halls, an experience zone, and a café with ocean views. The outdoor exhibit includes the iconic Homigot Lighthouse. Visitors can enjoy hands-on activities like building lighthouses with blocks, aquarium…
Gyeongju Expo Solgeo Art Museum (경주솔거미술관(솔거미술관)) – Homepage www.gjsam.or.kr Gyeongju Expo Solgeo Art Museum is Gyeongju’s first public art museum, opened in 2015 with the donation of 830 works by the Korean painter Park Dae-sung. Designed by the renowned architect Seung H-Sang, the museum’s architecture blends people, space, and nature. It features a permanent exhibition…
Gyeongju National Museum (국립경주박물관) – Homepage gyeongju.museum.go.kr Gyeongju National Museum houses numerous historical and cultural artifacts of the Silla dynasty (57 BC-AD 935). The museum provides various programs including at the Children’s Museum School. The newly renovated Silla Art Gallery and Silla History Gallery lobby by Teoyang Studio are popular among visitors. This multi-complex center…
Salon Heritage (살롱헤리티지) – Homepage www.cultureexpo.or.kr Salon Heritage is a world cultural heritage media promotion hall, located inside the Gyeongju World Expo Memorial, which was designed by renowned architect Kengo Kuma, drawing inspiration from Daereungwon Ancient Tombs and columnar joints of Gyeongju. It features dynamic media walls, a media tunnel and a world heritage study,…
Gyeongju Arts Center (경주예술의전당) – Homepage www.garts.kr Gyeongju Arts Center opened its doors to the public on November 6, 2010. Major facilities include a grand performance hall, small performance hall, exhibition chamber, outdoor performance stage, conference room, seminar room, and a toy library where a wide range of educational and participatory programs are held. –…
Gyeongju Teddy Bear Museum (테디베어뮤지엄 경주) – Homepage www.teddybearmuseum.com – Tel +82-54-742-7400 Located within Dream Center, the Teddy Bear Museum in Gyeongju, Gyeongsangbuk-do is a unique modern attraction, opened April 6, 2011. Instead of displaying realistic sculptures, the museum uses hundreds of large and small teddy bears to depict the history of mankind, going back…
Filial Son Jung Jaesu Memorial Hall (효자 정재수 기념관) – Homepage www.sangju.go.kr/tour – Tel +82-54-535-0575 Filial Son Jung Jaesu Memorial Hall was constructed to honor the bravery of Jung Jaesu, who died at the age of 10 while saving his father. The memorial hall opened on June 12, 2001 at the former Sasan Elementary School…
Andong Folk Museum (안동민속박물관) – Homepage www.andong.go.kr – Tel +82-54-821-0649 Andong Folk Museum is located within the Andong Dam Folk Village, a collection of houses and items collected before being submerged after the creation of the dam. The museum preserves and educates visitors on folk, Buddhist, and Confucian cultures. The museum is divided into an…
Gimcheon World Porcelain Museum (김천 세계도자기박물관) – Homepage www.gc.go.kr – Tel +82-54-421-1641 Gimcheon World Porcelain Museum is located at the entrance to Jikjisa Temple. Nearly 1,000 artifacts, including Western porcelain and crystal donated by the Korean-Japanese Bokjeonyeongja are on display. The museum has three exhibition halls and one video hall that exhibit refined, elegant porcelain…
Dokdo Museum (독도 박물관) – Homepage www.dokdomuseum.go.kr – Tel +82-54-790-6432 Dokdo Museum was built in 1995 in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Independence of Korea and opened to the public in 1997. It exhibits the collection of Lee Jong-hak, the first director of the museum, as well as donations by groups associated with…