Korea Bamboo Museum 한국대나무박물관
- +82-61-380-2902~2905
- damyang.go.kr
The Korean Bamboo Museum opened in March 1998. It is a comprehensive complex that preserves, exhibits, produces, and allows people to experience bamboo products. It was established to provide a resting area for visitors to Damyang, and to promote the unique bamboo arts of the Damyang region. The museum has five exhibition halls. It has a collection of around 2,555 bamboo products, all of which are on display, ranging from products dating back to the Joseon Dynasty, to modern-day products, as well as other foreign items. The bamboo arts of Damyang have a history of 500 years, starting from the early Joseon Dynasty. The bamboo products are of high quality and known for their tenacity and resilience, since the only bamboo used is custom-made by craftsmen.
Utilization information
・Information : • 1330 Travel Hotline: +82-2-1330
(Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese)
• For more info: +82-61-380-2902~2905
・Parking Facilities : 150 parking spaces
・Parking Fees : Free of charge
・Closed : N/A (Open all year round)
・Admission Fees : Adults (19 and
over): 2,000 won / Group: 1,600
won
Teenagers (ages 13-18) : 1,000 won / Group: 700 won
Children (ages 7-12) : 700 won /
Group: 500
won
* Group : 20 or more people.
* Infants (age 3 & under) and seniors (age 65 & over) may enter free of charge.
・Operating Hours : 09:00-18:00
* Last admission: 30 min before closing.
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Access
From Seoul Central City Bus Terminal, take an intercity bus to Damyang Terminal.
Bus schedule: runs 2 times a day/ 10:10, 16:10
The Korea Bamboo Museum is located about 1 kilometer southwest of the terminal.
OR
From Seoul Central City Bus Terminal, take an intercity bus to Gwangju.
From Gwangju Express Bus Terminal, transfer to a bus to Damyang. (5 min intervals)
35 Jukhyangmunhwa-ro, Damyang-eup, Damyang-gun, Jeollanam-do
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