Hello! Here is the detailed information for ‘Chuncheon Puppet Theater & Puppet Museum (춘천인형극장&인형극박물관)’. 💡 Overview Chuncheon Puppet Theater, which is Korea’s first puppet theater, and Chuncheon Puppet Museum, which exhibits various materials about puppet shows, are located side by side on the Uiamho lakeside. As the Puppet Festival Chuncheon gained its popularity since its…
Hello! Here is the detailed information for ‘KT&G Sangsangmadang (KT&G 상상마당 춘천)’. 💡 Overview Embracing Uiamho Lake, KT&G Sangsangmadang Chuncheon is a cultural complex that consists of the Art Center and the Stay building. The Art Center was established by remodeling the previous Chuncheon Children’s Center, while the Stay building was built by remodeling the…
Hello! Here is the detailed information for ‘Hwajinpo History & Security Museum (화진포역사안보전시관)’. 💡 Overview Next to Hwajinpo Lake and a dense forest of pine trees lays Hwajinpo History and Security Museum. Its premier location near amazing ecological sites makes the museum a popular destination to pay a visit. The museum holds goods used during…
Hello! Here is the detailed information for ‘Jeongseon Arirang Training Hall (정선아리랑 전수관)’. 💡 Overview Jeongseon Arirang is an important intangible heritage of Korea, being designated Gangwon-do Intangible Cultural Asset No. 1, as well as recorded as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heriatge. The song was created in the late Goryeo dynasty by seven worshippers of…
Hello! Here is the detailed information for ‘Sokcho Culture Center (속초문화회관)’. 💡 Overview Sokcho Culture Center is a cultural facility located in Sokcho-si, Gangwon-do. The main building houses a grand theater with fully-equipped lighting and sound systems, and practice rooms. The annex building has a small conference room, exhibition chamber, cultural room and administration offices….
Hello! Here is the detailed information for ‘Samcheok Fishing Village Folk Museum (삼척 어촌민속전시관)’. 💡 Overview Located inside of Haesindang Park, the Samcheok Fishing Village Folk Musuem features Korea’s first giant video aquarium, along with exhibitions of cultural materials and archives related to the fishing villagers who settled by the East Sea.The museum overlooks the…
Hello! Here is the detailed information for ‘Yanggu War Memorial Hall (양구전쟁기념관)’. 💡 Overview Opened June 20, 2000, the Yanggu War Memorial Hall was built to commemorate the sacrifice and heroism of those who fought during the Korean War at the nine battlefields located in Yanggu: Dosolsan, Daeusan, Bloody Ridge, Baekseoksan, Punch Bowl, Gachilbong, Danjang…
Hello! Here is the detailed information for ‘Chuncheon Art Gallery (춘천미술관)’. 💡 Overview Chuncheon Art Gallery started from a simple exhibition at the Children’s Center in Samcheon-dong in 1995. Thanks to this exhibition and the continued efforts of the Chuncheon Fine Arts Association to make Chuncheon a city of culture and arts, the gallery was…
Hello! Here is the detailed information for ‘Goseong DMZ Museum (고성 DMZ 박물관)’. 💡 Overview The DMZ Museum was founded in honor of people’s hope for unification of South Korea and North Korea. It is located at the northernmost area along the east coast near the civilization control line.The museum features exhibition halls arranged in…
Hello! Here is the detailed information for ‘Woodblock Printing Museum (고판화박물관)’. 💡 Overview 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…