Mungyeong Coal Museum (문경석탄박물관)

The Mungyeong Coal Museum exhibits the history of coal and explains its important contribution to Korea's rapid industrialization. Systematic exhibition of coal and related information helps visitors understand the vital role that coal has played in shaping modern life. The museum displays coal-related relics in addition to scholarly materials.

The museum offers various exhibition halls: the Central Exhibition Hall (1F-2F), Outdoor Exhibition Hall, Mine Exhibition Hall, and Miner’s Private House Exhibition Hall. Though coal, one of Korea’s few natural resources, used to be the driving force of the Korean industry and economy, it has become less visible due to the emergence of oil and natural gas. The museum helps visitors appreciate this forgotten resource as well as the lives of miners in Mungyeong, once one of the most productive coalfields in Korea.

Scale

Area site - 50,316㎡
Building site - 1,805㎡
Exhibition area - the main hall 1,448㎡ / outdoor exhibition hall 7,188㎡ / mine tunnel 740㎡ / exhibition hall 83㎡
 

Opening Hours

March to October 09:00-18:00
November to February 09:00-17:00

※ Last admission: 30 minutes before closing.  

Fee

[Coal Museum (filming set)]
Individual
 Adults 2,000 won / Students 1,500 won / Children 800 won
Group
 Adults 1,500 won / Students 1,000 won / Children 500 won
Mungyeong residents
 Adults 1,000 won / Students 800 won / Childre 500 won

[Mine tunnel experience hall]
Individual/Group
 Adults 5,000 won / Students 4,000 won / Children 2,500 won / Infants 2,000 won / Seniors, the handicapped 4,000 won
Mungyeong residents
 Adults 2,500 won / Students 2,000 won / Children 1,500 won / Infants 1,000 won / Seniors, the handicapped 2,000 won

[Combined admission (Coal Museum+Mine tunnel experience)]
Individual/Group
 Adults 6,000 won / Students 4,800 won / Children 3,000 won / Infants 2,000 won / Seniors, the handicapped 4,000 won
Mungyeong residents
 Adults 3,500 won / Students 2,800 won / Children 2,000 won / Infants 1,000 won / Seniors, the handicapped 2,000 won

※ Group: 20 people or more.
※ For all discounts, ID check required.
※ Children (age 7-12), Infants (age 4-6)
 

Holiday

Jan. 1, the day of Seollal (Lunar New Year’s Day) & Chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving Day)
* Mine Experience Hall is closed on the first Monday of every Month.  

Inquiry/Information

• 1330 Travel Hotline: +82-2-1330
(Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese)
• For more info: +82-54-550-6424  

Collections Status

6,730 items (mineral/fossil/equipment/documents/books/etc.)