Seoul Museum of History

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

Seoul Museum of History

Museum exterior in 2012
Established	21 May 2002
Location	2-1 Sinmunno 1 ga, Jongno District, Seoul, South Korea
Coordinates	37°34′13.71″N 126°58′14.37″E
Director	Kim Yong-seok
Public transit access	Subway Line 5, Seodaemun Station, Exit 4 (641m on foot, 10-minute walk) Subway Line 5, Gwanghwamun Station, Exits 7 & 8 (462m on foot, 7-minute walk)
Website	museum.seoul.kr/eng/index.do (in English)
Korean name
Hangul	서울역사박물관
Hanja	서울歷史博物館
Revised Romanization	Seoul Yeoksa Bangmulgwan
McCune–Reischauer	Sŏul Yŏksa Pangmulgwan

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
• 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 in Gyeonghuigung Palace, 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]

See also

• History of Seoul
• History of Korea
• List of museums in Seoul
• List of museums in South Korea