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National Museum of Korea

137 Seobinggo-ro, Yongsan-gu, Seoul 140-026, South Korea
02-2077-9000
Ranked #6 of 182 attractions in Seoul
4.5 of 5 stars 122 Reviews
Type: Museums
Owner description: This is the largest museum in Korea with over 220,000 objects in its collection. It has six permanent exhibition galleries such as Historical Gallery...... more » Owner description: This is the largest museum in Korea with over 220,000 objects in its collection. It has six permanent exhibition galleries such as Historical Gallery and Fine Arts Gallery. It also has special exhibition halls, a children's museum, outdoor exhibit areas, restaurants, cafes, shops and other amenities. *Admission: Free to Permanent Exhibition & Children's Museum(changeable after 2010)*Hours: Tue/Thu/Fri: 9am-6pm, Wed/Sat: 9am-9pm, Sun/holidays: 9am-7pm, closed Mon & January 1st « less
Useful Information: Stairs / elevator, Food available for purchase, Activities for young children, Wheelchair access, Activities for older children
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Auckland, New Zealand
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16 reviews 16 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 23, 2012 NEW

An amazing building full of interesting facts, set in a lovely park More

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Indiana
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21 reviews 21 reviews
Reviews in 11 cities Reviews in 11 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 22, 2012 NEW

This place is huge and takes a long time to go through if you really want to see everything. An afternoon is not enough to see it all. It's a very interesting place and well worth the visit. More

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Estonia
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9 reviews 9 reviews
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2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 18, 2012

one or two days a week open until 21! Lot to see, and good souvenir shop and food area. More

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Honolulu, Hawaii
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5 reviews 5 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 17, 2012

I was surprised to read that some felt that this was a boring trip with lots of historical artifacts and nothing else. It's a museum! That's what a museum is all about! :) I took the English tour provided twice daily with a nice man who told us about the religious history, emphasized the importance of the movable metal type... More

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Brisbane
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8 reviews 8 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 12, 2012

This is a fairly new museum and is extremely well set up. As you wander through the rooms you can follow the time line from the earliest history of the Korean Peninsular. To fully enjoy allow plenty of time More

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Singapore
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16 reviews 16 reviews
Reviews in 10 cities Reviews in 10 cities
7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed May 11, 2012

Agree with most members, only rate them average. Nothing interesting i completed most of the halls in 1 hours. My sister who is with me, fell sleeping only after visited 1 hall.- 1st Floor - Prehistory and Ancient History of Korea , 2nd Floor - Calligraphy and Painting 3rd Floor - Mostly sculpture and crafts of Buddhist More

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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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4 reviews 4 reviews
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed May 10, 2012

We've decided to come here on our last day before departure just to kill time and some traveler we met on the road strongly suggested the museum. However, we found it quite boring and the artifacts display were less attractive to us. I even felt sleep while looking at the display artifacts. We expect there will be more miniature of... More

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Liverpool
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22 reviews 22 reviews
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8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed May 8, 2012

Nothing special. No aircon. We traveled all the way there and lasted about 15 minutes. More

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penang, malaysia
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6 reviews 6 reviews
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2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 2, 2012
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Admission if free and the scenery around the museum is beautiful More

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Bangkok
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13 reviews 13 reviews
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2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 2, 2012

At the National Museum of Korea, visitors will learn how Korean people lived and performed ceremonies in the ancient time. More

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