Museum Moments

The War Memorial of Korea /전쟁기념관/ has a compelling documentation of centuries of attacks, battles and occupation + major cultural exhibitions / 709 3139 / closed Mon / warmemo.or.kr. The National Museum of Korea /국립중앙박물관/ is one big joy, housing almost everything you need to know about the country, and showcasing beautiful calligraphy, wooden furny, celadon and Buddha collections / 2077 9000 / closed Mon / museum.go.kr. The National Folk Museum /국립민속박물관 / located right in the grounds of Gyeongbokgung (see Activities/Site Seeing), gives an insight into Korean culture, costume and lifestyle / 3704 3114 / closed Tue / nfm.go.kr. The Leeum Samsung Museum of Art /리움삼성미물관/ is an attraction as much for the architecture and the space as well as its fine collection of trad and contemporary works / closed Mon / 2014 6900 / ( the War Memorial, National Museum and Leeum are all close to, and can be added to Shopping/Itaewon) / leeum.org