Kwangju National Museum

  • Address : San 83-3 Maegok-dong Puk-gu, Kwangju-shi
  • Tel : 82-62-571-7111
  • Fax : 82-62-571-5442
  • Established / Managed by: Minister of Culture and Sports
  • Closed: Mondays and Jan. 1
  • Hours
    1. (Mar. ~ Apr./ Sep. ~ Oct.) 09:00 - 19:00
    2. (May ~ Aug.) 09:00 - 20:00
    3. (Nov. ~ Feb.) 09:00 - 17:00
  • * Visitors may enter until one hour before closing.
  • Average Time to Tour: One - two hours
  • Facilities
    Parking lot, 127-seat auditorium, library, facilities for the handicapped


Adults 400 Won / Youths(19~24 aged) 200 Won / Children Free

Site

  • Total area 80,444.0§³;
  • Floor space (5 buildings) 7,348.37§³;
  • Exhibition space 584.0§³

Collection

35,989 items, 1,148 items on display 1st Floor Paintings Room and exhibition hall/Buddhist Art Room 2nd Floor Ancient Relic Room; Room for Yuan Chinese Artifacts from the Shinan Coast, Korea; Ceramics Room

Activities

Preservation and management of cultural assets, research and study of cultural assets, special exhibitions, painting contests of cultural assets for children, cultur 35, or 107 at the Culture and Arts Center. The walk is five minutes from the Museum Stop.


Name Tel
City Hill Tourist Hotel
Kwangju Grand Hotel
Koreana Tourist Hotel
Sanjang(Mountain Villa) Hotel
Coregak Hotel
Ribera Hotel
Pounjang Hotel
Kumhogak Hotel
Okchonjang Hotel
Yongbingak Hotel
Rain Hotel
Yong-il-jang Hotel
82-62-524-0025
82-62-224-6111
82-62-526-8600~8
82-62-262-0240~1
82-62-511-6651
82-62-512-8077
82-62-521-7488
82-62-526-2231~2
82-62-526-4568~9
82-62-526-8550~2
82-62-527-2277~8
82-62-527-6811~14


  1. Yongmi Ori T'ang (duck soup) 82-62-527-0249
  2. Rodem Garden 82-62-264-2233

Kyongju National Museum

  • Address : 76 Inwang-dong Kyongju-shi, Kyongbuk-do
  • Tel : 82-561-772-5193~4
  • Fax : 82-561-41-2911
  • Established / Managed by: Minister of Culture and Sports
  • Closed: Mondays and Jan. 1
  • Hours
    • (Mar.~Apr.) 09:00 - 19:00 (May~Aug.) 09:00 - 20:00
    • (Sep.~Oct.) 09:00 - 19:00 (Nov.~Feb.) 09:00 - 17:00
    • * Visitors may enter until one hour before closing.
  • Average Time to Tour: One hour - one and one-half hours
  • Facilities Parking lot, lounge, facilities for the handicapped (including elevator), 100-seat auditorium


    - Adults (Age 25 to 64) : 400 Won - Korean nationals aged 19 - 24 and foreign nationals aged 7 to 24 : 200 Won - Children below 18 or senior citizens older than 65 : Free

    Site

    • Total area, 68,447.0§³;
    • Floor space, 11,055.0§³;
    • Exhibition space, 3,228.0§³;
    • Storage space, 2,091.0§³

    Collection

    Some 100,000 items, about 2,000 items on display Main Building exhibition rooms Pre-historic and Proto Three Kingdoms Room: Relics from the Neolithic to Iron ages including stone axes found in Hupo-ri, relics excavated in Choyang-dong, and ironwork found in Hwangsong- dong Arts and Crafts Room: Relics of Buddhist art including the Stone Buddha Trinity found in Changch'anggok Valley, Sarira casket recovered from the Sokkat'ap Pagoda at Pul-guksa Temple, relics excavated from the site of Hwangryongsa Temple Annex building 1 Relics found in ancient tombs including Gold Crown Tomb, Heavenly Horse Tomb, and Lucky Phoenix Tomb.
    These relics include gold crowns and long- necked jars decorated with clay figures. Annex building 2 Relics excavated from Duck and Geese Lake including Gilt Buddha Trinity Carved on Bronze Plate .

    Activities

    Preservation and management of relics; archeological excavation, research and study of cultural assets; scientific treatment of relics; research into historic Buddhist relics; special exhibitions; culture classes; museum classes for chil- dren; painting contests; etc.


    Bus Take bus No. 10, 15, 21, 10


    Name Tel
    Hyupsung Tourist Hotel
    Kolon Hotel Kyongju
    Kyongju Choson Hotel
    Hotel Concorde
    Pulguksa Tourist Hotel
    Kyongju Park Hotel
    Kyongju Tourist Hotel
    Kyongju Hilton Hotel
    Chunwoo Hwangshill Tourist Hotel
    Kyongju Spa Tourist Hotel
    Hotel Hyundae Kyongju
    Pomun Condominium
    Kyongju Kukmin Hotel
    Koresco Kyongju Family Hotel
    Korea Resort Condominium
    Kyongju Kungmin(National) Hotel
    82-561-41-3335~9
    82-561-746-9001
    82-561-745-7701
    82-561-745-7000
    82-561-746-1911~20
    82-561-42-8804~7
    82-561-745-7123~8
    82-561-745-7788
    82-561-745-3500~9
    82-561-745-6661~4
    82-561-748-2233
    82-561--745-8060~8
    82-561-746-0601~5
    82-561-745-6050~8
    82-561-745-1500~8
    82-561-746-0601-03

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Cheju Folk Natural History Museum

  • Address : 996-1 Ildo 2-dong Cheju-shi, Cheju-do
  • Tel : 82-64-53-8771


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