Description of the attraction
The National Museum of Korea is the largest museum of history and art in South Korea. Since the founding of the museum, its exposition has been constantly expanding, educational and educational programs have been developed, and research work has been carried out in the field of archeology, history and art. In 2012, a report was published that estimated the museum had received approximately 20 million visitors since the museum moved in 2005 to Yongsan-gu, one of the central administrative districts of Seoul. In addition, the museum is among the top twenty most visited museums in the world. All foreign tourists who come to Seoul visit this museum first.
The history of the museum dates back to 1909, when Emperor Songjon founded the Imperial Palace Museum. The collection of this museum in Changgyeonggung Palace and the collection of the Japanese Government Museum, founded during the Japanese occupation, became the basis of the National Museum of Korea, which opened as an independent museum in 1945, when South Korea became independent.
During the Korean War, for safety and security purposes, about 20,000 museum exhibits were taken to Busan. After the end of the war, the exhibits were returned to Seoul, and the museum's collection was housed in Gyeongbokgung and Deoksugung palaces. Later, the museum changed its location several times, and in 2005 it was already opened in a new building on the territory of Yongsan Family Park. The museum building is built of durable and fireproof material and can withstand an earthquake with an amplitude of 6 on the Richter scale.
The collection of the museum has more than 310,000 exhibits. The museum is symbolically divided into two parts: the left side of the building represents the past, the right - the future. The first floor is dedicated to the prehistoric period, dating back to the Paleolithic era. Among the collection of this gallery are samples of neolithic comb ceramics, hand axes, decorative items and household items of the ancient inhabitants of the country, and much more. On the ground floor there is a Kore era pagoda, which rises to the 3rd floor of the museum. On the second floor, the exhibition is devoted to art and calligraphy, while the third floor will tell about sculptures and crafts.
On the territory of the National Museum there is a Yon theater, cafes and restaurants, souvenir shops.
