Museums
Museums of South Korea
248 museums with a page of their own, best known first: what they show, their famous works and how many people visit.
Art museum45museums
Literary museum10museums
History museum7museums
Science museum6museums
Most visited museums
Visitors in the latest year on record, since 2015.
3National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, South Korea
Gahoe-dong, Seoul
1969
3.54M visitors
7National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul
Gahoe-dong, Seoul
Art museum · 2013
937k visitors
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13Buyeo National Museum
Buyeo, Chungcheongnam-do
1975
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16Ho-Am Art Museum
Gwangju, Gyeonggi-do
Art museum · 1982
23National Science Museum, South Korea
Daejeon, Daejeon
Science museum · 1990
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24Jeju National Museum
Sanji, Jeju-do
2001
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31National Hangeul Musium
Jamwon-dong, Seoul
2014
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39Baekje Cultural Land
Buyeo, Chungcheongnam-do
Open-air museum · 2010
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42Hwajeong Museum
Buam-dong, Seoul
1999
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44National Museum of Korean Contemporary History
Seoul, Seoul
History museum · 2012
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45SOMA Museum of Art
Karakpon-dong, Seoul
Art museum · 1998
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47Silla Art and Science Museum
Gyeongju, Gyeongsangbuk-do
1988
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54Museum of Korean Culture
Incheon, Incheon
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58April 3 Jeju Peace Park
Ponggae-dong, Jeju-do
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Kinds
What the museums show
| Kind | Museums with a page |
|---|---|
| Art museum | 45 |
| Literary museum | 10 |
| History museum | 7 |
| Science museum | 6 |
| University museum | 5 |
| Sculpture garden | 4 |
| Natural history museum | 3 |
| Military museum | 2 |
| Maritime museum | 2 |
| Mining museum | 1 |
| Open-air museum | 1 |
| Film archive | 1 |
| Police museum | 1 |
| Fashion museum | 1 |