Museums & Galleries

Introduction 6

Chapter 1
National & Public Museums 10
National Museum of Korea / National Folk Museum of Korea /
National Palace Museum of Korea / Seoul Museum of History /
War Memorial of Korea

Chapter 2
Major Art Museums & Galleries 36
National Museum of Contemporary Art, Korea / Seoul Museum of Art /
Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art / Whanki Museum / Total Museum
of Contemporary Art / Art Sonje Museum, Art Sonje Center
Gallery Hyundai /Hakjojae Gallery / Gana Art Center /
Kukje Gallery / PKM Gallery

Chapter 3
Specialized Museums 78
Traditional Culture: The Museum of Korean Embroidery /
Gahoe Museum / Onggi Folk Museum / Museum of Korea Straw and Plants Hadicrafts
Specific Themes: World Jewellery Museum / Museum of Agriculture /
Lock Museum / Dongducheon Museum of Chicken Arts /
Owl Art & Craft Museum /Mokin Museum
Food: Pulmuone Kimchi Field Museum /Tteok Museum
History: Seodaemun Prison History Hall

Chapter 4
Regional Museums 98
Gyeongju National Museum / Gwangju National Museum /
Jeonju National Museum / Buyeo National Museum /
Daegu National Museum / Cheongju National Museum /
Gimhae National Museum / Chuncheon National Museum /
Jinju National Museum / Gongju National Museum /
Jeju National Museum

Appendix
Information 122

Delving Deeper
o History of Seoul 30
o History of Modern Art in Korea 60
o Galleries in Bukchon Area 74
o Insa-dong Neighborhood 76
o National Heritage 96
o Gyeongju: Korea's Leading Historic Capital 102
o Daedong Yeojido 118