Gwangju History & Folk Museum (광주 역사민속박물관)

Gwangju History & Folk Museum opened in 1987 as the largest museum operated by a city government in Korea. It was established for the purpose of preserving valuable Korean folk relics and putting them on exhibit to increase the public's cultural awareness. The museum displays the rich and colorful lifestyles and folk culture of Korea's southwestern regions including Gwangju and Jeollanam-do.

First floor of the museum displays food, clothing, housing, livelihood, and handicrafts while the second floor showcases folk games, traditional customs and folk religions. The museum also utilizes miniature and diorama displays to recreate scenes from the past. A total of eight videotech systems in the museum allow visitors to enjoy vivid demonstrations of the region's nine intangible cultural relics.

Scale

Site area: 72,000 ㎡
Permanent exhibition hall: (1F, 2F) 2,535 ㎡
B1-2F  

Opening Hours

09:00-18:00
* Last admission 30 min before closing  

Fee

Free  

Holiday

Mondays, New Year's Day, the day following a public holiday  

Parking

Available  

Inquiry/Information

• 1330 Travel Hotline: +82-2-1330
(Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese)
• For more info: +82-62-613-5337~8