Woodblock Printing Museum
고판화박물관
Culture · 62 Muran-gil, Wonju-si, Gangwon-do
- Admission
- Adults 5,000 won / Teenagers 4,000 won / Infants and seniors 3,000 won
- Hours
- Summer 10:00-18:00 / Winter 10:00-17:00
- Closed
- Closed on Mondays
- Mondays
- Parking
- Parking available
- Available
- Parking fee: Free
- Pets
- Not provided
- Accessibility
- Not provided
- Data status
- Source: Korea Tourism Organization TourAPI · Source updated: 2023-07-17 · Collected: Not provided
Opened in 2004, it is the only museum in Korea that specializes in and exhibits old woodblock printings from all around the world. Woodblock Printing Museum collects, stores, exhibits, researches and educates on ancient woodblock materials from many different Asian countries where engravings and woodcuts flourished including Korea, China, Japan, Tibet, Mongolia, India and Nepal. It currently stores over 3,500 individual relics including some 1,800 original woodblocks, 300 old woodblock works engraved as woodcuts, 200 books engraved on woodblocks, and 200 materials related to woodcuts. There is also a permanent woodblock experience hall, which is often utilized as a place to experience and educate those on site who are not satisfied with just seeing the works.
In the area
Museums 1 of 2 cultural sites in Wonju-si
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Source: Korea Tourism Organization TourAPI