Museum of Korean Culture

Updated on Dec 23, 2024

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Type Culture

Location Concourse 4FIncheon International AirportIncheon, South Korea Similar Lee Young Hee Korea Museum, Aviation Discovery Centre, Yongyu Station, Yeongjong Bridge

Seoul airport museum of korean culture

The Museum of Korean Culture is located in Concourse 4F in Incheon International Airport in Incheon, South Korea. It houses artifacts and art of cultural significance to Korea. Displays include royal culture, traditional arts, printing and Hangul (the Korean alphabet), traditional music, Buddhist and Confucian artifacts, garments from the Joseon Dynasty, and items and clothing from daily Korean life. Several artifacts at the museum are recognized by the UNESCO World Heritage.

The exhibits include:

The Great Dharani Sutra of Immaculate and Pure Light (Hangul: 무구정광대다라니경; Hanja: 無垢淨光大陀羅尼經; RR: Mugu jeonggwang dae darani-gyeong) (Hyakumantō Darani), the oldest known wooden slab print in the world dating back to the eighth century, discovered in 1966

A replica of Jikji, the world’s oldest existing book published by movable metal type, create during the Goryeo Dynasty in 1377

Yongbieocheonga (Songs of the Dragons Flying to Heaven) and Worin cheongangjigok (Songs of the Moon's Reflection on a Thousand Rivers), two of the earliest works printed in Hangul

Janggu (a double-headed drum pinched at the middle), Daegeum (a large transverse bamboo flute), and Buk (a drum), via a media arts system

References

Museum of Korean Culture Wikipedia

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