Gyeongsan Gatbawi Wish Fulfillment Festival (경산 갓바위소원성취축제) – Homepage gsctf.or.kr – Tel +82-53-819-0332 Gyeongsan Gatbawi Wish Fulfillment Festival is a healing and participatory festival that blends traditional culture with modern performances. Various events and hands-on activities are offered during the festival, including tea ceremony programs, temple stay, wish pagoda stacking, meditation, and yoga. Visitors can…
Homigot Sunrise Festival (호미곶 한민족 해맞이축전) – Homepage festival.phcf.or.kr – Tel +82-54-289-7852 Homigot Village, the main venue of the Homigot Sunrise Festival, is located on the easternmost point of the Korean Peninsula. Homigot Village means “a village on a tiger’s tail,” in reference to the Korean peninsula looking like a tiger. The festival includes local…
Sosu Museum (소수박물관) – Homepage www.yeongju.go.kr – Tel +82-54-639-7691 Sosu Museum aims to consolidate and organize the nation’s traditional Confucian legacy and to establish the root of the national spirit through Sosuseowon, the first Confucian academy ever created in Korea. This museum is the only Confucian museum where visitors can experience the very valuable legacy…
Yeongcheon Bohyunsan Astronomical Science Museum (영천보현산천문과학관) – Homepage www.kasi.re.kr Perched atop Bohyeonsan Mountain, an optimal location for stargazing, is the Yeongcheon Bohyunsan Astronomical Science Museum. This facility is comprised of an observation room, a planetarium, and an exhibition area. It houses twelve exhibition rooms where visitors can delve into the history of astronomy, learn about…
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,…
Silla Arts and Science Museum (신라역사과학관) – Homepage sasm2.modoo.at – Tel +82-54-745-4998 Silla Arts and Science Museum, opened in 1988, displays miniature models of scientific cultural assets in order to explore and educate how these assets are formed and preserved. – Address : 33 Hadonggongyechon-gil, Gyeongju-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do ※ Presentation Information – Information and Guides +82-54-745-4998…
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. –…