Chosŏn'gŭl 조선민주주의인민공화국 평화박물관 Opened 1953 | Hancha 朝鮮民主主義人民共和國平和博物館 | |
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Revised Romanization Joseon Minjujuui Inmin Gongkwaguk Pyeonghwa Bangmulgwan McCune–Reischauer Chosŏn Minjujuŭi Inmin Konghwaguk P'yŏnghwa Pangmulgwan Similar Party Founding Museum, Tomb of King Wanggon, Gapyeong Canada Monument, Tomb of King Kongmin, Korean War Memorial | ||
North korea peace museum
The North Korea Peace Museum is in the building constructed to house the signing of the Korean War Armistice Agreement on 27 July 1953. It is located in the former village of Panmunjeom (P'anmunjŏm) in North Hwanghae Province, North Korea.
It is located approximately 1.2 kilometres (0.75 mi) north-west of the Joint Security Area (JSA), in the northern half of the Demilitarized Zone. The building is all that remains of the former village, and since the mid-1950s, references to Panmunjom actually refer to the Joint Security Area itself. It is about 1.9 kilometres (1.2 mi) north-east of Kijong-dong, often referred to as Propaganda Village.
The weapons used to kill U.S. Army Captain Arthur Bonifas and Lieutenant Mark Barrett in the axe murder incident of 1976 are housed within the Museum.
There is a symbol of a dove above the door. At the time of the signing of the armistice, a copy of Pablo Picasso's The Dove was hanging inside the building. The Americans objected to it as a symbol of Communism (Picasso was a Communist), and it was covered up.