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Arirang Master Crafts Shop 아리랑명품관

  • +82-2-739-5700
  • http://www.insaarirang.com
17-1, Insadong-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul

Arirang Master Crafts Shop is a comprehensive shopping center dealing with Korean traditional crafts. It covers traditional crafts by famous artists, pottery for daily use, decorative pottery, lacquer ware inlaid with mother-of-pearl, crafts made of Korean traditional paper and more. Every product has a fixed price. In addtion, customers can enjoy diverse works displayed in the Migak Museum (Migak means delicate sculpture for eyes to see), located in the shop.

Utilization information

・Information : • 1330 Travel Hotline: +82-2-1330
(Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese)
• For more info: +82-2-739-5700

・Opening date : April 14, 2000

・Operating Hours : * Sunday-Friday: 10:00-21:00 * Saturday: 10:00-22:00

・Parking Facilities : Not available

・Closed : New Year's Day, the day of Seollal (Lunar New Year's Day) & Chusok (Korean Thanksgiving Day)

・Products Offered : Souvenirs

・Structure Size : Two floor above ground
Area: 82.5㎡
Fourteen shops total

・Store Information : First floor: folk crafts
Second floor: Heugu Kim Dae-hwan Migak Museum and Drum Performance Hall

・Restrooms : Available

Facilities for the Handicapped

Not available

Ways to Shop

Offline purchase

Access

[Subway]
Anguk Station (Seoul Subway Line 3), Exit 6.
It is located in the middle of the Insa-dong Street. (150m)

17-1, Insadong-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul


Traffic information

  • Subway Line 1 Jonggak (종각)- 395.5m
  • Subway Line 3 Anguk (안국)- 454.5m
  • Subway Line 5 Jongno 3(sam)ga (종로3가)- 489.7m
  • Subway Line 3 Jongno 3(sam)ga (종로3가)- 489.7m
  • Subway Line 1 Jongno 3(sam)ga (종로3가)- 489.7m

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