National Folk Museum of Korea
국립민속박물관 · 종로구
A national museum located in Seoul, South Korea.
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10 sections · tap a section for its opening lines1National Folk Museum of Korea3:35
Welcome to the National Folk Museum of Korea, a profound institution dedicated to preserving the everyday life and culture of the Korean people. As your scholarly guide today, I invite you to step beyond the grand political…
Listen in the app2The Entrance Approach and the Street of Memories3:47
As we make our approach toward the main exhibition buildings, our physical transition mirrors a journey backward through time. Before plunging into the deep historical antiquity of the Joseon era, the museum cleverly grounds us…
Listen in the app3Exhibition Hall One: Art and Movement4:01
Stepping into the first major exhibition zone, we are immediately confronted with a fascinating visual archive of late Joseon society. Our focus here centers on a special exhibition illuminating the genre paintings of an artist…
Listen in the app4Exhibition Hall Two: The Spring and Summer Rhythms4:28
We now cross the threshold into Exhibition Hall Two, a profoundly significant space titled A Year of Koreans. This expansive gallery is brilliantly organized chronologically, mirroring the cyclical flow of the traditional…
Listen in the app5Exhibition Hall Two: Autumn Harvest, Winter Rites, and the Hanok4:22
Progressing further through the seasonal continuum of Exhibition Hall Two, we arrive at the golden, triumphant period of the autumn harvest. This was the most critical juncture of the agrarian year, the singular moment when…
Listen in the app6Exhibition Hall Three: Birth, Childhood, and Scholarship4:32
We now enter the profound depths of Exhibition Hall Three, meticulously curated to explore the Life Cycle of Koreans. Unlike the previous hall, which tracked the cyclical repetition of the natural seasons, this gallery charts the…
Listen in the app7Exhibition Hall Three: Adulthood, Success, and Matrimony4:32
Advancing deeper into the life cycle, we arrive at the pivotal societal transition from youth to formal adulthood. In the aristocratic echelons of Joseon society, this profound shift was legally and culturally codified through…
Listen in the app8Exhibition Hall Three: Healing, Longevity, and the Final Journey4:36
In the final gallery of Exhibition Hall Three, our analytical journey confronts the inevitable realities of aging, physical decline, and mortality. The medical artifacts displayed here offer a profound look into the historical…
Listen in the app9National Folk Museum of Korea3:46
For our final structural exploration, we step outside the main exhibition halls and direct our attention to the right side of the grand staircase, where the dedicated Children's Museum is located. Do not let the traditional,…
Listen in the app10Closing4:16
We have now reached the conclusion of our extensive, scholarly journey through the National Folk Museum of Korea. Having traversed the cyclical rhythms of the agrarian seasons and the linear, poignant progression of the…
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What is National Folk Museum of Korea?
National Folk Museum of Korea is a place in 종로구 with 10 story sections on Tellby. You can read the opening of each section on this page; the sound plays in the app.
| Location | 종로구 |
|---|---|
| Type | Heritage |
| Story sections | 10 |
| Total length | 41 min 55 s in all |
| Text language | English |
| Coordinates | 37.5816, 126.9791 |
| Last updated |
