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Geological Museum 지질박물관

  • +82-42-868-3797~8
  • kigam.re.kr
124, Gwahak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon

The Geological Museum located in Yuseong-gu, Daejeon-si, is the nation’s first comprehensive museum dedicated to geology. The museum (est. 2001) boasts an architectural design inspired by the breastplate of a Stegosaurus and is divided into a main hall, 2 exhibition rooms, a show room, an outdoor exhibition area, and a special exhibition hall.

The Main Hall of the museum is all about dinosaurs and is packed with fossils and other dinosaur-related items. Exhibition Room 1 is broken down into three different themes—Mother Earth, Fossils & Evolution, and Geological Excavation—while Exhibition Room 2 has on display diverse minerals, rocks, and meteorites.

Operated with the goal of promoting public understanding and support of the field of geology, the museum offers geology-related movies/videos, lectures and diverse hands-on experience programs. There is even a geology specimen center where samples are preserved for use by researchers.

Utilization information

・Information : • 1330 Travel Hotline: +82-2-1330
(Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese)
• For more info: +82-42-868-3797~8, +82-42-868-3115 (after 18:00)

・Parking Facilities : Available

・Parking Fees : Free

・Closed : Every Mondays, the day after national holidays, Seollal (Lunar New Year’s Day) & Chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving Day) holidays, temporary holiday

・Admission Fees : Free

・Operating Hours : 10:00-17:00 (Last admission: 16:30)

Program Information

Educational programs for students and families (April-May)
* Program schedules are announced 1 month in advance on the museum homepage.

Reservations

Groups (over 20) should make reservations 7 days in advance via the museum’s homepage.

* Guided Tour
- Schedule: Wednesday & Friday (14:00-16:00), Saturday (10:00-16:00)
- Reservations required 2 weeks in advance.
  (Visitors must receive confirmation from the museum)
- Inquiries: +82-42-868-3797

Info. Services for Koreans

[Docent Tour]
Tue-Fri 13:00-16:00 / Saturdays – All-day
※ Reservation: +82-42-868-3797

Access

Government Complex-Daejeon Station (Daejeon Subway Line 1), Exit 3.
Go straight 100m and turn right at the 4-way Intersection.
Go straight about 60m to arrive at the bus stop.
Take Bus 604 to Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources (한국지질자원연구원).

124, Gwahak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon


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