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Children’s Museum of National Museum of Korea 국립중앙박물관 어린이박물관

  • +82-2-2077-9000
  • www.museum.go.kr
Seobinggo-ro 135, Seobinggo-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul-si

The Children’s Museum located within the National Museum of Korea is an experience-centered museum where children can see, touch, and feel history through hands-on programs and games. Items are in a permanent display and allow children to learn more about Korea’s cultural heritage in an interactive way.

Utilization information

・Information : • 1330 Travel Hotline: +82-2-1330
(Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese)
• For more info: +82-2-2077-9000 (Korean), +82-2-2077-9024(English)

・Parking Facilities : Available

・Parking Fees : * General
2,000 won for the first 2 hours/ 500won for every additional 30 mins.

*Compact vehicles (less than 15 seats)
For the first 2 hours: 2,000 won / 500 won for every additional 30 mins / daily maximum use (06:00-23:00) 10,000 won

*Mid to large vehicles (more than 16 seats)
For the first 2 hours: 4,000 won / 1,000 won for every additional 30 mins/ daily maximum use (06:00-23:00) 20,000 won

※ If exiting the parking lot within 20 min, no fees will be charged.
※ Excluded from fees are people with disabilities, museum members with donation history, and museum employees. ※ 50% discount: Event organizers, cars with less than 1,000 cc emission, etc,
※ Only nominal rate charged: Museum members, visitors with "Dragon (용)" tickets.

・Closed : Every Monday and Jan. 1st
(When Monday is a holiday, closed the following day)

・Admission Fees : * Free admission
Permanent Exhibition hall, Children's Museum, Free Special Exhibition

・Operating Hours : 9:00 - 18:00 (last admission is 17:00)
* Open until 21:00 on the last Wednesday of every month of each month

Industry Information

Preservation and systematic maintenance of cultural assets; development, survey and research of cultural assets; overseas exhibition of Korean cultural assets; domestic exhibition of overseas cultural assets;

A wide range of special exhibitions, travelling museum; school collaboration programs; family, children-centered programs; programs for the physically challenged and international workers; programs for adults; museum social education; “Yong” performance

Reservations

Onsite - 200 people a time (1,200 people a day, first-come, first-served basis)
Internet - limit of 100 people at a time. Reservations can be made up to 30 days in advance.

* On-site ticketing is available for 200 people for each round (1,200 per day) on a first-come-first-served basis.
* Online Reservation is available for 1 to 100 people (individual & groups) for each session and can be made from midnight, 30 days prior to the desired date.
* Inquiries: +82-2-2077-9024(English), +82-2-2077-9647, 9642, 9643(Korean)

Info. Services for Koreans

Korean Guided Tours

Reservation : +82-2-2077-9684, 9685 (Korean)
Online Reservation (Korean only)

Foreign Language Intepretation Services

General Overview

Access

[Subway]
Ichon Station (Seoul Subway Line 4 & Jungang Line), Exit 2.
-The subway is connected to the museum via an underpass called 박물관 나들길 or Moving Museum.

[Bus]
Take Bus 502 or 0018 and get off at National Museum of Korea.
* 150m from Exit 2 of Ichon Station (Seoul Subway Line 1, 4).

Seobinggo-ro 135, Seobinggo-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul-si


Traffic information

  • Subway Line K Ichon (이촌)- 563.2m
  • Subway Line 4 Ichon (이촌)- 563.2m

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