Cheongju Early Printing Museum (Heungdeoksaji Temple Site) (청주 고인쇄박물관(흥덕사지))

This early printing museum, located on the site of Heungdeoksa Temple in which Jikji, the world's oldest extant book, printed by movable metal type, was printed, was founded on March 17, 1992. Since the technology’s inception, Korea has substantially developed its metal-type printing methods. In this museum, approximately 650 artifacts including ancient movable metal and wooden print books from the Goryeo and Joseon periods, relics from the Heungdeoksaji Temple site (흥덕사지) and printing tools are on display. Here, visitors can learn about the history of the Korean printing technologies and culture.

In addition to exhibition, the museum has been promoted to hold the Cheongju International Printing & Publishing Fair, to study early printing culture and printing types and to publish museum journals and early printing-related papers.

Scale

B1 ~ 2F
Total site 40,990㎡ / Building site 4,868㎡  

Capacity

Seminar room 300 seats, Video room 45 seats  

Duration

1 hour and 30 mins  

Opening Hours

09:00 - 18:00
Admission is available until one hour before closing time.  

Fee

* Adults 800 won / Group 600 won
* Youths 600 won / Group 400 won
* Children 400 won / Group Free
※ Group - more 20 people  

Holiday

Closed on Mondays, New year's day, Lunar new year's day and Chuseok  

Parking

61 spaces  

Parkingfee

Free  

Inquiry/Information

• 1330 Travel Hotline: +82-2-1330
(Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese)
• For more info: +82-43-201-4266  

Foreign Language Intepretation Services

English, Japanese, Chinese