Gwangju History & Folk Museum
광주 역사민속박물관
Culture · 48-25, Seoha-ro, Buk-gu, Jeonnam-Gwangju Special Metropolitan City
Nearby stations and stops
- Bus stop 비엔날레전시관 · straight-line 284m
- Bus stop 시립역사민속박물관 · straight-line 355m
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
- Free
- Hours
- 09:00-18:00
- * Last admission 30 min before closing
- Closed
- Mondays, New Year's Day, the day following a public holiday
- Parking
- Not provided
- Pets
- Not provided
- Accessibility
- Not provided
- Data status
- Source: Korea Tourism Organization TourAPI · Source updated: 2026-08-20 · Collected: Not provided
Gwangju History & Folk Museum opened in 1987 as the largest museum operated by a city government in Korea. It was established for the purpose of preserving valuable Korean folk relics and putting them on exhibit to increase the public's cultural awareness. The museum displays the rich and colorful lifestyles and folk culture of Korea's southwestern regions including Jeonnam-Gwangju Special Metropolitan City. First floor of the museum displays food, clothing, housing, livelihood, and handicrafts while the second floor showcases folk games, traditional customs and folk religions. The museum also utilizes miniature and diorama displays to recreate scenes from the past. A total of eight videotech systems in the museum allow visitors to enjoy vivid demonstrations of the region's nine intangible cultural relics.
In the area
Museums 4 of 9 cultural sites in Buk-gu
Similar places nearby
Similar places in other regions
- Cheongju National Museum · Chungcheongbuk-do
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- Jeonju National Museum · Jeonbuk-do
- Yeoju Museum · Gyeonggi-do
- Sangju Museum · Gyeongsangbuk-do
Source: Korea Tourism Organization TourAPI