Gunsan Modern Art Museum
군산근대미술관
Culture · 230 Haemang-ro, Gunsan-si, Jeonbuk-do (장미동)
Nearby stations and stops
- Bus stop 근대역사박물관 · straight-line 21m
- Bus stop 백년광장 · straight-line 115m
Straight-line distance; the actual walk is longer · Data as of 2025-10-31
Source: Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport nationwide bus stop locations
- Admission
- Not provided
- Hours
- 09:00-18:00
- Closed
- Closed on Mondays
- Mondays, January 1
- Parking
- Parking available
- 가능
- Pets
- Not provided
- Accessibility
- Not provided
- Data status
- Source: Korea Tourism Organization TourAPI · Source updated: 2026-02-20 · Collected: Not provided
The building of Gunsan Modern Art Museum was originally founded in 1907 during the Japanese colonial period as the 18th Bank of Japan's Gunsan branch. Located in Jangmi-dong near the inner harbor, it primarily provided trade-related loans. During the colonial period, the bank financed the purchase of Korean land and profited from exporting rice to Japan. The building was sold to the Joseon Industrial Bank in 1936 and transferred in 1938 to the Joseon Rice Warehouse Co., Ltd. (later Korea Express). It consists of a wooden main office and brick vault annexes connected at the rear. After liberation, it operated as a Korea Express branch. Designated a registered cultural heritage site in 2008, it was renovated as the Gunsan Modern Art Museum. The main building presents exhibitions on colonial exploitation and the site’s history and restoration, while the former vault displays the original safe and a recreated prison cell of Ahn Jung-geun.
In the area
Other Industrial Tourism Sites 2 of 21 attractions in Gunsan-si
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Source: Korea Tourism Organization TourAPI