Hangul 옹기민속박물관 Established April 1991 Founded 1991 | Hanja 甕器民俗博物館 Phone +82 2-900-0900 | |
Revised Romanization Onggi minsok bakmulgwan McCune–Reischauer Onggi minsok pakmulkwan Location 497-15, Ssangmun 1-dong, Dobong-gu, Seoul, South Korea Address South Korea, Seoul, Dobong-gu, Ssangmun-dong, 497-15 Similar Samseong Museum of Publishing, Tibet Museum, Museum of Korean Buddhist, Museum of Korea Straw an, World Jewellery Museum | ||
The Onggi Folk Museum, located in Seoul, South Korea is a private museum specializing in onggi, Korean earthenware which is used for storage and utilitarian purposes. It was established as the Goryeo Folk Museum (고려민속박물관) in 1991 and later was changed to the current name. The museum consists of three-story building and an outdoor exhibition hall where 3,300 items of onggi and other items such as dancheong patterns, Korean traditional decorative coloring used for building are exhibited.
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