Bukchon Museum
북촌생활사박물관
Culture · 90 Bukchon-ro 5na-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul
Nearby stations and stops
- Anguk (Line 3) · straight-line 909m
- Gyeongbokgung (Government Complex-Seoul) (Line 3) · straight-line 1.3km
- Bus stop 삼청동주민센터 · straight-line 67m
- Bus stop 금융연수원 · straight-line 182m
Straight-line distance; the actual walk is longer · Data as of 2025-10-31
Source: Korea National Railway urban rail station information · Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport nationwide bus stop locations
- Admission
- 5,000 won
- Hours
- March-October 10:00-18:00November-February 11:00-17:00* Last admission 30 min before closing
- Closed
- Closed on Mondays
- Mondays, Seollal (Lunar New Year's Day) & Chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving Day) holidays
- Parking
- Not provided
- Pets
- Not provided
- Accessibility
- Not provided
- Data status
- Source: Korea Tourism Organization TourAPI · Source updated: 2026-06-10 · Collected: Not provided
The Bukchon Museum displays items that have been collected from Bukchon, a historical village that was once home to the nation’s nobility. The museum was founded to observe urban development that took place in the recent decades through collected and preserved veryday household items that were used by Bukchon residents. Visitors are even allowed to touch items on display to better be able to imagine life in Korea before industrialization.
In the area
Museums 18 of 46 cultural sites in Jongno-gu
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Similar places in other regions
- Bium Museum · Jeonnam-Gwangju Special Metropolitan City
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- Gwangju History & Folk Museum · Jeonnam-Gwangju Special Metropolitan City
Source: Korea Tourism Organization TourAPI