Gwangju History & Folk Museum (광주 역사민속박물관)

Explanation

Gwangju History & Folk Museum opened in 1987 as the largest museum operated by a city government in Korea. It was established for the purpose of preserving valuable Korean folk relics and putting them on exhibit to increase the public's cultural awareness. The museum displays the rich and colorful lifestyles and folk culture of Korea's southwestern regions including Gwangju and Jeollanam-do.

First floor of the museum displays food, clothing, housing, livelihood, and handicrafts while the second floor showcases folk games, traditional customs and folk religions. The museum also utilizes miniature and diorama displays to recreate scenes from the past. A total of eight videotech systems in the museum allow visitors to enjoy vivid demonstrations of the region's nine intangible cultural relics.

Inquiry

+82-62-613-5337

Homepage

www.gwangju.go.kr (Korean only)

Information Use

Contact and Information : • 1330 Travel Hotline: +82-2-1330
(Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese)
• For more info: +82-62-613-5337~8

Parking facilities : Available

Day off : Mondays, New Year's Day, the day following a public holiday

Charges : Free

Hours : 09:00-18:00
* Last admission 30 min before closing

Scale : Site area: 72,000 ㎡
Permanent exhibition hall: (1F, 2F) 2,535 ㎡
B1-2F

Location

48-25, Seoha-ro, Buk-gu, Gwangju

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