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Jungang Line Sinyongsan Station
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Station Yongsan Family Park Take Line 4 or the Gyeongui-Jungang Line to Ichon Station and take Exit #2 or follow Directions to the

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Jungang Line
Exit #2,

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Ichon Station Bus Stop Parking Fee
South Gate Seobinggo Station
Hannam-dong Direction •Cars (15 seats and under): 2,000 won for the first two hours
Yongsan Railroad Yonggang (500 won for each additional 30 minutes)
High School Middle School
•Buses or Vans (16 seats and over): 4,000 won for the first two hours
(1,000 won for each additional 30 minutes)
•Parking Fee Exemption
Hangang Citizens’ Park
- For registered vehicles for persons with disabilities or National Veterans, the parking fee is
Hangang Bridge Gangbyeonbuk-ro Dongjak Bridge Banpo Bridge exempted when a certificate is presented.
- 50% discount: family of veterans (recipient of Order of Merit), compact vehicle (under 1,000cc) owner,
eco-friendly car owner, member of organization renting an NMK facility (cars affiliated with host
Address: 137 Seobinggo-ro, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, 04383, Republic of Korea
organization only), attendees of a seminar/class, Dadungi Happy Card (accompanied by three
02-2077-9000 www.museum.go.kr or more children)
- 30% discount: Dadungi Happy Card (accompanied by two children)
- Basic fee: Performances at Theater YONG (must present ticket)

Room of Quiet Contemplation

This space exhibits two Pensive Bodhisattva Guide Map around the Museum
statues, which are widely regarded as two of the
Room of Quiet Contemplation &

world's finest masterpieces of their kind. Engraved

with mysterious smile on their faces immersed in Yongsan
Children's Garden
Immersive Digital Gallery

deep contemplation, these statues are meant to

accompany the visitors going on a special spiritual Great Hall Cafe
journey. Education Main Auditorium
Center Food Court Sayu Tea Room (CAFÉ)
Parking lot A TWOSOME PLACE (CAFÉ)
Immersive Digital Gallery Tel: 02-2077-9091 (Gallery 1), 02-2077-9093 (Gallery 2)
(large buses)
Permanent
Exhibition Hall Bell Pavilion
Theater Yong Library Pagoda
• Immersive Digital Gallery (Please refer to the floor plan on the leaflet.) P Special Exhibition Gallery Restaurant
Children’s Museum
- Gallery 1 (Panorama): Medieval and Early Modern Gallery (1st Floor) Open Plaza Pine Forest Library
Office Pagoda Garden Dragon Falls Yongsan
- Gallery 2 (VR and 8K UHD): East of the Donated Works Gallery (2nd Floor) Mirror Pond
Building Family Park
※ Online reservation via the museum website required for the view of VR contents Pine Forest Library Restaurant
- Gallery 3 (Goguryeo Mural Tombs): Goguryeo, Prehistory and Ancient History (1st Floor) Mirror Pond National Hangeul
A TWOSOME PLACE (CAFÉ) Cheongjajeong Museum
- Ten-story Stone Pagoda of Gyeongcheonsa Temple (media façade): Path to History [1st Floor] P Yamy Tang (restaurant) ATM
- Masterpieces (8K UHD): Corridor of Calligraphy (2nd Floor) Convenience Store
Parking lot
- Immersive Digital Gallery (electronic display): Open Plaza entrance
• Opening Hours Nadeulgil
- From 10:00 to 30 minutes prior to closing of the Permanent Exhibition Hall (Underpass to Ichon Station)
- Immersive Digital Gallery (electronic display): 09:00 to museum’s closing time Nadeulmot Pond South Gate
※ Ten-story Stone Pagoda on Gyeongcheonsa Temple Site (outdoor video): Entrance for
every Wednesday and Saturday, 19:00 (Oct-Feb) or 20:00 (Mar-Sep) Automobile Access

• How to Use West Gate

- Children under seven need to be guided by their guardian Homepage >>
- For further information, please refer to the website (QR code) Immersive Digital Gallery

Hours Strollers and Wheelchairs Inquiries: 02-2077-9654

Mon/Tue/Thu/Fri/Sun: 10:00-18:00 (Last admission: 17:30) Free wheelchairs and baby carriages available for young children, seniors, and persons with disabilities
Wednesday & Saturday: 10:00-21:00 (Last admission: 20:30) ※ Strollers and wheelchairs may be used indoors only / Free strollers are available for children weighing less than 15kg
· Outdoor Exhibition Area (Garden) 07:00-22:00
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Permanent Exhibition: Free admission Naver Blog YouTube Audioclip

Special Exhibitions: Ticket purchase required http://blog.naver.com/ https://www.youtube. https://audioclip.naver.
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※ 50% discount onCulture Day (Last Wednesday of every month)
※ Museum admission ends 30 minutes prior to closing.
(Please check ticket purchase times in advance, as times may vary by exhibition.)
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January 1, Seollal , Chuseok , and other days temporarily designated by the Director NationalMuseumofKorea

Temporarily Closed Days of the Permanent Exhibition Hall

First Mondays in April and November (for periodic inspection & maintenance) Museum Etiquette
※ The details are subject to change with a certain circumstance.
•Please do not touch the exhibits, and refrain from any acts that can inflict damage to the exhibits.
•Wearing shoes with wheels is strictly prohibited in the exhibition halls.
School Groups Tel: 02-2077-9680
•Not permitted inside the museum: photography with a camera flash, tripod, selfie stick, or gimbal;
For a group of 30 or more students (elementary, middle and high school) food or knives, explosives, or any other potentially dangerous object; and pets
- Reservation (via website) required at least 90 days in advance. •Bicycles, skateboards, rollerblades, and scooters are not allowed inside the museum.
•Smoking is strictly prohibited throughout the museum.
※ Groups without a reservation may only have limited access to the exhibitions.

Educational Programs Tel: 02-2077-9298, 9301, 9302, 9313 Shops and Refreshments
Programs for youths, adults, families, international visitors, underprivileged, and specialists Museum Shop • Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday: 10:00 ~ 18:00
Educational Programs & Facilities

(including holidays)
- Modu (education platform of NMK and affiliated museums (modu.museum.go.kr)) Wednesday and Saturday: 10:00 ~ 21:00 (only Museum Shop 1
- Website (www.museum.go.kr) → “Learning” tab (in main menu) and the Special Exhibition Gallery Shop are open after 18:00)
• Online purchases: www.muds.or.kr / 02-2077-2943, 2946
Children’s Museum Tel: 02-2077-9647
Museum Shop
Restaurants • Outdoor • Mirror Pond Restaurant hours: 11:00-21:30 (daily)
• Tour reservation: reservation via website (free of charge) • Yamy Tang hours: 10:30~19:00 (year-round)
• Indoor • Pagoda Restaurant by Doore hours: 11:00~18:00 (Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri, Sun) /
- Reservation via website: up to 200 people per time block 11:00~20:00 (Wed, Sat)
- Reservations that correspond to the number of same-day cancellations can be • Food court hours: 10:00~18:00 (Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri, Sun) / 10:00~20:00 (Wed, Sat)
※ Hours are subject to change. Last order: 30 to 60 min. before closing time
made via the website. • Great Hall Café hours: 10:00~18:00 (Mon Tue Thu, Fri, Sun) / 10:00~20:00 (Wed, Sat)
Cafes
※ Please visit our website for the latest updates on any changes. Homepage >> • Tea Room hours: 10:00~17:30 (year-round)
Children’s Museum • A Twosome Place hours: 10:00~18:00 (Mon, Tue, Thu Fri, Sun) / 10:00~20:00 (Wed, Sat)
• Educational Programs for Children • Yong Cafe hours: operated according to performance schedule (hours may vary by performance)
- Programs for children, families, and educational institutions (school, kindergarten, etc.) ※ Hours are subject to change. Last order: 30 min. before closing time

- Advance reservations via the website Theater Yong Features diverse performances for young museumgoers and their families in a state-
of-the-art facility with seating for 805 people.

Library Tel: 02-2077-9324

• Tel: 1544-5955

Access to specialized information on archaeology, art history, history, and other museum-related
subjects Convenience store • Location: A-dong (outdoor), National Museum of Korea
• Tel: 02-797-1444
- Hours: 10:00-18:00 (Monday-Friday)
• Hours: 08:00-21:00 (daily)
- Closed days: weekends (Saturday and Sunday), national holidays, days on which the Permanent
Exhibition Hall is closed (first Monday of April and November)

Drop-in Tours ※ Please visit our website for the latest updates on any changes. Curator’s Talk (in Korean)
◎ Museum Highlights Tour (in Korean) ※ Duration: approx. 60 minutes Wednesdays (late-night openings) : 18:00-18:30 & 19:00-19:30
Hours ※ Please refer to the schedule on our website (Visitor information -Guided Tours - Curator's Talk in Korean)
Guided tour courses Assembly point
Monday to Friday Weekends and national holidays
Museum In front of Korean Empire Gallery (1F), 10:30, 11:00 11:00
Highlights Tour Permanent Exhibition Hall 13:00, 15:00 13:00, 15:00 Private Tours with Advance Reservations
Guided Tour Programs

◎ Guided tour by gallery

Guided Tour Programs on NMK Highlights
Monday to Sunday (11:00, 13:00, 15:00) (in Korean) Advance phone reservations are required. For groups of 15 or more adults, please make a reservation
Floor Place to see Departure Point at least one day in advance.
1F Prehistory and Ancient History In front of the Paleolithic Period Gallery Room 101 Korean 02-2077-9685 English 02-2077-9683
Medieval and Early Modern History In front of the Goryeo Dynasty I Gallery Room 113 Chinese 02-2077-9686 Japanese 02-2077-9676
2F Calligraphy and Painting In front of the Calligraphy Gallery Room 201 ※ This program is not available for any commercial purposes.
Donated Collection galleries In front of the Lee Hong-kun Gallery Room 205
(Wednesday, Friday 11:00)
3F Sculpture and Crafts In front of the Buddhist Sculpture Gallery Room 301 "Smart Curator" Guided Tours with Stories (Online Reservation Required)
Monday to Friday: 15:00 / Weekend: 10:30, 15:00
World Art In front of Mesopotamia Gallery Room 306 ※ Monday-Friday: On-site registration is possible if vacancies of the online reservations are available.
◎ Foreign-Language Guided Tours ※ For group reservations, please call 02-2077-9685.
Hours
Guided tour route Assembly point
Monday to Friday Saturday Sunday
Sign Language Guided Tours
English 10:30, 13:00 10:30, 13:00 10:30, 13:00 ※ Please visit our website for the latest updates on any changes
Chinese Korean Empire Gallery (1F), 10:30, 13:00 10:30, 13:00 10:30, 13:00 Guided sign language tours are available with advance reservations or on-site registration.
Japanese Permanent Exhibition Hall 10:30, 13:00 - 13:00 Please call 02-2077-9047 to check.
French - 10:30 -

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 Download the Free Museum Guide App
※ There is no separate audio guide for the permanent exhibitions.

Search “National Museum of Korea”

on Google Play or App Store.

※ Phone must be able to provide access to location data and have

Bluetooth capability. Compatible with Android 7.0 (or higher),
iOS 11.0 (or higher), and Bluetooth 2.0 (or higher) (Inquiries: 02-2077-9110).

Permanent Exhibition Hall ※ Galleries in the Permanent Exhibition Hall are categorized by period and theme. The small number on the Guide Map indicates the room the object is exhibited.

Recommended Tour Route (60 minutes) ※ Artifacts in an exhibition hall may be changed.

1 2 3 5 9 11
1F

Ritual Bronze Object with Immersive

Handaxe Comb-pattern Pottery
Farming Scenes Digital Gallery 3 Gold Crown and
Gold Belt
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Pensive Bodhisattva Incense Burner, Celadon with Kundika with Maitreya and Amitabha from Ten-story Stone Pagoda from
Buddhist Hanging Scroll
(Room of Quiet Contemplation) Openwork Cloisonne Design Landscape Design Gamsansa Temple Site Gyeongcheonsa Temple
※ The exhibition spaces for Buddhist painting and Buddhist sculpture are connected with an internal staircase.

※ Artifacts in an exhibition hall may be changed.

1F Prehistory and Ancient History

From the Paleolithic period when humans began to live on the
Korean Peninsula through the Three Kingdoms period, visitors
Medieval and Early Modern History
Following Prehistory and Ancient History, this gallery is
chronologically dedicated to the history and culture of the Goryeo
4 Bronze Dagger and
Lacquered Scabbard

to this gallery can examine Korean history and culture up to the period through the Joseon dynasty and the later Korean Empire,
period of North and South States, when the Unified Silla and the divided into several themes.
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※ Artifacts in an exhibition hall may be changed.

Calligraphy and Painting Donated Works

2F In this gallery, visitors can appreciate the beauty of Korean
traditional paintings and calligraphy expressed with brush
Visitors to this meaningful gallery can appreciate various
antiquities thanks to the generosity of donors, who endeavored
※Videos available for artifacts 20 ~ 21

17 ~ 18 Pensive Bodhisattva 19 Stele for the

strokes and colors, exploring a variety of outstanding calligraphic to collect works throughout their lifetimes in order to share the National Treasure Buddhist Monk
works and the large Buddhist hanging scrolls used for outdoor beauty and value of their heritage with the public. Nanggongdaesa at
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※ Exhibits are subject to change for conservation purposes.

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※ Galleries marked with an include touch exhibits for the visually-impaired.
※ Rooms 205 to 208 will be temporarily closed in the second half of 2023 due to reorganization of the Donated Collection Gallery.

※ Artifacts in an exhibition hall may be changed.

3F Sculpture and Crafts

This space is dedicated to the quintessence of Korean Buddhist
World Art
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ceramic art. understanding of diversity and universal cultural elements.
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※ Galleries marked with an include touch exhibits for the visually-impaired.