National Palace Museum of Korea

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National Palace Museum of Korea
국립고궁박물관
Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Visitors1,513,000 (2016)[1]
DirectorSoh Jae-gu
Websitegogung.go.kr
Korean name
Hangul
국립고궁박물관
Hanja
國立古宮博物館
Revised RomanizationGungnip gogung bangmulgwan
McCune–ReischauerKungnip kokung pangmulgwan

The National Palace Museum of Korea is a

Gyeongbokgung Palace, Seoul
.

February 2009

History

The museum first began as the "Korean Imperial Museum", which was established in September 1908 and was originally located in

Changgyeonggung Palace. On November of the following year, the museum was opened to the public. However, in April 1938, the ruling Japanese government renamed the museum to the "Museum of Yi dynasty".[2]

In March 1946, after the liberation of Korea, it was renamed "Deoksugung Museum". In 1991,

Gyeongbokgung Palace
.

Collection

National Palace Museum of Korea houses over 40,000 artifacts and royal treasures, from the palaces of the

King Gojong of Joseon, which was used for his personal letters to Russian czar and Italian emperor after 1903. It disappeared during Japanese rule and was re-covered from a US-based Korean collector in 2009.[5]

In March 2021, in conjunction with the Korea Cultural Heritage Foundation, the National Palace Museum opened an installation at the arrivals hall of Terminal 1 at Incheon Airport. The installation features eight pieces of media art including one transparent LED display, three media walls and four kinetic artworks. The artworks display traditional Korean themes and cultural elements.[6]

Permanent exhibitions

  • Royal Symbols and Records
  • State Rites
  • Joseon Science
  • Palace Architecture
  • Royal Life
  • Royal Childbirth and Education
  • Royal Scholarly Culture
  • Korean Empire
  • Royal Court Paintings
  • Royal Court Music
  • Royal Palanquins
  • Joseon Water Clock
Blue roof tile exhibit

Special collection

The Museum houses 1,200 volumes of historical texts including 150 copies of

King Sunjong, the last two emperors of Joseon Dynasty and Daehan Empire before Korea was annexed in 1910.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ "TEA-AECOM 2016 Theme Index and Museum Index: The Global Attractions Attendance Report" (PDF). Themed Entertainment Association. pp. 68–73. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  2. ^ "history of the museum" (in Korean). National Palace Museum of Korea website. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2008.
  3. ^ "history of the museum". National Palace Museum of Korea website. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2008.
  4. ^ "Seoul's best museums" Archived 28 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine CNN. 27 October 2011. Retrieved 4 November 2011
  5. ^ "Recovered Imperial Seal Goes on Display". The Chosun Ilbo. 18 March 2009. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
  6. ^ "Media artwork with traditional Korean themes greet arrivals at Incheon Airport". The Korea Herald. 29 March 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Looted Korean Texts Return Home from Japan". The Chosun Ilbo. 6 December 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2012.
  8. ^ Lee, Claire "Looted Korean royal texts return home" The Korea Herald. 6 December 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2012

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