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Children’s Museum

국립민속박물관 어린이박물관

+82-2-3704-4540, 4522
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1-1 (Gyeongbokgung Palace), Sejong-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul-si (서울특별시 종로구 삼청로 37 (세종로))

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The Children’s Museum is a hands-on experience museum run by the National Folk Museum of Korea. A variety of visual aids and assembly models allow children to touch and feel pieces and experience folk history in an interactive way. The theme of the exhibition consists of folk clothing, food, shelter, social life, and entertainment. The museum has a number of interactive spaces including a table set for an ancestral ritual, magnet miniatures depicting a baby’s first birthday, and an area where young visitors can build a folk house. Young learners can also create an avatar clad in Hanbok, make Kimchi using visual aids, or play Gonu (a traditional board game). The museum also collects, preserves, and maintains relics and historical items related to youth and youth culture.

Utilization information

Opening hours, closed days and other practical details.

Capacity: 50 people at a time (30 people by internet reservation / 20 onsite reservations)
Contact: • 1330 Travel Hotline: +82-2-1330
(Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese)
• For more info: +82-2-3704-4540, 4522 (Korean)
Parking: The National Children's Museum of Korea does not have its own parking lot.
Please use the Gyeongbokgung facility nearby. For more information, call 82-2-725-4503
Closed: Every Tuesday and Jan. 1st
Admission: Free with paid admission to Gyeongbokgung Palace
Hours: [Operating Hours]
March - April and September-October : 09:00-18:00
May - August : 09:00-18:00 / Saturdays, national holidays : 09:00-19:00
November - February: 09:00-17:00

Last admission: 1 hour before closing time.
Admission to The Children's Museum is free for all visitors (If you visit Gyeongbokgung palace, please purchase a ticket at the Gyeongbokgung ticket office)
Time needed: About 60min. (Tours run 2 times an hour / Total: 16 times a day)

Updated 2017.04.17

Reservations

[For individuals]
-On site reservation: Tickest are distributed from the Information Desk, on a first-come, first-served basis.
-Advanced online reservation: Upon checking reservation details from the Information Desk, the admission is allowed.

[For groups]
-15 people or more including a tour guide person.
-Admission available for weekdays (Mon, Wed-Fri; anytime during normal operating hours) and on Saturdays and national holidays (limited for morning times only).

Access

How to get here by subway or bus, with a map.

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[Subway]
Gyeongbokgung Palace Station (Seoul Subway Line 3), Exit 5.
Anguk Station (Seoul Subway Line 3), Exit 1.
Gwanghwamun Station (Seoul Subway Line 5), Exit 2.

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1-1 (Gyeongbokgung Palace), Sejong-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul-si

Traffic information

Subway Line 3 Gyeongbokgung (Government Complex-Seoul) (경복궁(정부서울청사)) - 835.6m
Subway Line 3 Anguk (안국) - 843m
Subway Line 5 Gwanghwamun (Sejong Center for the Performing Arts) (광화문(세종문화회관)) - 1233m
Subway Line 1 Jonggak (종각) - 1361.9m
Subway Line 5 Jongno 3(sam)ga (종로3가) - 1622.2m
Subway Line 3 Jongno 3(sam)ga (종로3가) - 1622.2m
Subway Line 1 Jongno 3(sam)ga (종로3가) - 1622.2m
Subway Line 2 Euljiro 1(il)ga (을지로입구) - 1805.7m
Subway Line 2 City Hall (시청) - 1925.4m
Subway Line 1 City Hall (시청) - 1925.4m

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