Seoul Museum of History

City history museum in South Korea

37°34′13.71″N 126°58′14.37″E / 37.5704750°N 126.9706583°E / 37.5704750; 126.9706583DirectorKim Yong-seokWebsitemuseum.seoul.kr/eng/index.do (in English) Korean nameHangul

서울역사박물관

Hanja

서울歷史博物館

Revised RomanizationSeoul Yeoksa BangmulgwanMcCune–ReischauerSŏul Yŏksa Pangmulgwan

The Seoul Museum of History (Korean: 서울역사박물관) is a history museum located at Sinmunno 1-ga, Jongno District, Seoul, South Korea.

Description

The museum depicts the evolution of Seoul from the prehistoric period to the current day. It also hosts special exhibitions.^[1]

The museum runs the online service Seoul History Archives. The website provides digitized museum materials to the public, free of charge. It offers materials for both non-commercial and commercial use.^[2]^[3]

Branches

It has a number of branch locations that focus on specific topics:^[4]

Cheonggyecheon Museum [ko]
Seoul City Wall Museum
Baek In-je House [ko]
Donuimun History Museum
Gongpyeong Historic Site Museum
Seoul Urban Life Museum [ko]
Gyeonggyojang House
Gyeonghuigung Palace
Gungisi Relics Exhibition Hall
Dongdaemun History Museum & Stadium Memorial
Dilkusha [ko]

History

The museum's building finished construction on 15 December 1993, although the museum did not open until 21 May 2002. It acquired the Chonggyecheon Museum on 1 January 2006.^[5]

As of August 2021^[update], the museum's director is Kim Yong-seok.^[5]

List of special exhibitions

Panoramic Prague – 2011^[1]
Romance of the Three Kingdoms in Korea – November 2008^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b "Seoul's best museums" CNN Go. 27 October 2011. Retrieved 2011-11-04
^ 전, 수희 (2023-02-15). "[우리문화신문] 서울 역사의 모든 것 '서울역사아카이브'로 일원화". www.koya-culture.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-09-26.
^ 박, 현수 (2023-02-14). "서울 역사에 관한 모든 것,'서울역사아카이브'에서 찾으세요! |". www.slnews.co.kr. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
^ "About us > Branch > Cheonggyecheon Museum | SEOUL MUSEUM OF HISTORY". museum.seoul.go.kr. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
^ ^a ^b "About us > Mission&History | SEOUL MUSEUM OF HISTORY". museum.seoul.go.kr. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
^ "Events Calendar" Korea Herald. 11 October 2008. Retrieved 2012-04-10