I really like museums. I can spend hours lost in them, wandering from room to room, diligently reading every placard and making sure I don’t miss anything. I’m like that in all museums in general, but history museums in particular make my heart pitter-patter! So you can imagine my disappointment when the last time we attempted to go the Seoul Museum of History we arrived just half an hour before closing time. We saw a small part of one exhibit, but it was rushed and not at all as thorough as I usually like to be.
Luckily, we devoted some time to checking out this museum with our friends Meg and Frank on their first weekend here. Last time I talked about the history of the Japanese-occupation of Korea, but this time I spent more time learning about the modernization of Seoul and about the 1988 Seoul Summer Olympics.
The museum is really good–the exhibits are artistic and high-quality, and the translations are perfect. It’s a great way to learn about Seoul’s history and see just how far things have come in the last 50 years. I highly recommend checking it out!
How to get there:
1) Take Seoul Subway Line 5 to Gwanghwamun Station, Exit 7. Upon exiting the station, turn around, and turn right at the 4-way intersection. Go straight about 500m, the museum is on the right.
2) Take Seoul Subway Line 5 to Seodaemun Station, Exit 4.Go straight about 600m and the museum is on the left.
The museum looks very high-tech. Lots of photos too. Looks like you had enough time the second time
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Korea is definitely a high-tech place! I felt much better having time to slowly make my way through…I am a huge nerd!
You and your dad! He has to read every single word at every exhibit we see,too! Love you nerds! Glad to see you were able to get back to see the rest of the museum.
Yah…not a lot of people have the patience to go to a museum with me. Luckily, Matt is one of those few people!
The Museum of History is cool, but nothing beats the war museum for me. The architecture is amazing, and being able to climb around on all the planes, tanks, etc is cool. Back home, a security guard would beat you down for coming with 5 feet of one of those things!
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That museum was pretty awesome, although sadly, we didn’t climb on anything! I didn’t even know about that until after we left. Bummer!