National Museum of Korea

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The National Museum of Korea is the country’s flagship museum, housing extensive collections of Korean art, history, and cultural artifacts in Seoul.

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instanceOf art museum
history museum
national museum
annualVisitors over 3 million
architecturalStyle modernist architecture
buildingOpened 2005
collectionIncludes Buddhist art
Korean art
archaeological artifacts
calligraphy
ceramics
historical documents
metalwork
painting
sculpture
collectionSize over 310000 artifacts
coordinateLocation 37.5239°N 126.9808°E
country South Korea
floorArea over 130000 square meters
formerName National Museum of Korea self-linksurface differs
surface form: National Museum of Korea (Gyeongbokgung)
hasExhibit Gold Crown from Silla period
Goryeo celadon
Joseon white porcelain
Pensive Bodhisattva (National Treasure No. 83)
Ten-story Stone Pagoda from Gyeongcheonsa Temple
hasFacility auditorium
education center
lake and park area
library
outdoor garden
restaurant and café
hasSection Archaeological Gallery
Asian Art Gallery
Children’s Museum
Donation Gallery
Fine Arts Gallery
Historical Gallery
inception 1945
languageOfWebsite English
Korean
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Seoul Special City
Yongsan-gu
location Seoul
numberOfFloors 6
offers educational programs
guided tours
permanent exhibitions
special exhibitions
operator National Museum of Korea self-linksurface differs
surface form: National Museum of Korea (government agency)
ownedBy South Korean government
surface form: Government of South Korea
publicTransitAccess Ichon Station (Seoul Subway Line 4 and Gyeongui–Jungang Line)
reopenedAtCurrentSite 2005
significance flagship museum of South Korea
largest museum in South Korea
website https://www.museum.go.kr

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Government-General Building afterUse National Museum of Korea
Government-General Building usedBy National Museum of Korea
Government-General Building in Seoul postColonialUse National Museum of Korea
Government-General Building in Seoul usedAs National Museum of Korea
this entity surface form: National Museum of Korea headquarters
National Museum of Korea formerName National Museum of Korea self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: National Museum of Korea (Gyeongbokgung)
National Museum of Korea operator National Museum of Korea self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: National Museum of Korea (government agency)