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Haewoojae Museum

해우재

+82-31-271-9777
haewoojae.com

9 Jangan-ro, 458-beon-gil, Jangan-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do (경기도 수원시 장안구 장안로458번길 9 (이목동))

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After demolishing the house in which he lived for 30 years, Mr. Toilet, Sim Jaedeok, built this house in the shaped of a toilet in order to celebrate the establishment of the World Toilet Association (WTA). He named it Haewoojae (해우재), which means "a house to relive one’s concerns," a term used in temples when referring to the restroom.

Construction began in May 2007 by architect Go Giung, and finished on November 11, 2007. Haewoojae was credited as being the biggest toilet sculpture by the Korea Record Institute in 2007, and it got a lot of attention by domestic and foreign media outlets.

After Sim Jaedeok passed away, his family donated the house to Suwon-si in July 2009, according to his will, and Suwon-si decided to remodel the place to commemorate him, making it into a Haewoojae cultural exhibit.

* Opening date: October 30, 2010

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Contact: • 1330 Korea Travel Hotline: +82-2-1330
(Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese)
• For more info: +82-31-271-9777
Parking: Available
Closed: Every Monday (or the following day if Monday is a national holiday), New Year's Day, Seollal (Lunar New Year's Day) & Chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving)
Admission: Free
Size: Area: 1,994 ㎡ / Gross area: 418.17 ㎡ / Building area: 239.09 ㎡
Exhibition Hall - 1F 220.47 ㎡

Updated 2017.04.02

Program Information

Educational program for children

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Online reservation for groups in advance

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[Subway + Bus]
Sungkyunkwan Univ. Station (Seoul Subway Line 1), Exit 1.
- Take bus 64 in front of Yuljeong-dong Catholic Church.
- Get off at Dongwon High School Entrance at Haewoojae Bus Stop.
- Take a right at the Imok Sageori (four-way intersection).
- Cross the street, and continue walking 700 m to reach the toilet house.

9 Jangan-ro, 458-beon-gil, Jangan-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do

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