Korean Central History Museum

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Korean Central History Museum
History museum
Collection size100,000 relics
FounderKim Il Sung

The Korean Central History Museum (

Kim Il-sung Square. It contains displays on Korean history from primitive society to the modern age.[1]

History

The museum was established on 1 December 1945

Moran Hill. During the Korean War, most of the museum's collections were hidden, and the original museum building was destroyed by the US troops.[3]

The museum was rebuilt on

Kim Il-sung Square in 1960 (or 1977).[3][4] In 1998, the museum was commemorated on a series of postage stamps.[3]

In a 2014 speech, Kim Jong Un stated that he wanted to set the Korean Central History Museum as a base standard for history museums around the world.[5] In 2015, the museum claimed 10 million visitors since its opening in 1945.[6]

Description

The museum contains 10,500 square meters of exhibition space divided into 19 rooms. The collection contains around 100,000 relics and artefacts.[3]

The museum is opened to foreigners and tourists, and taking photos inside the museum is prohibited.[4]

Collection

  • 1-million year old bones (according to the sign) excavated from Komun Moru in 1966[3]
  • Replica of the world's first
    rocket battery[3]

See also

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References

  1. ^ a b "Museums". korea-dpr.com. Korean Friendship Association. Archived from the original on April 3, 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2019.)
  2. ^ "Korean Central History Museum, Centre of History Education". Voice of Korea. Archived from the original on 16 February 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2015. O Hae Ryong, Curator of the Korean Central History Memeum, says: 'The great leader Kim Il Sung, though busy with the building of a new country, established the present Korean Central History Museum on December 1, 1945.[']
  3. ^ a b c d e f Justin Corfield, Historical Dictionary of Pyongyang, Anthem Press, 1 December 2014. p.100-101.
  4. ^ a b Ronny Mintjens, A Journey through North Korea, Trafford Publishing, 2013. p.58.
  5. ^ National Heritage Conservation is a Patriotic Undertaking for Adding Brilliance to the History and Traditions of our Nation, Ncnk.org, 24 October 2014
  6. ^ Korean Central History Museum Marks 70th Anniversary Archived 2019-11-24 at the Wayback Machine, Kcna.co.jp, 29 november 2015

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