Daegwallyeong Museum (대관령박물관)

Daegwallyeong Museum is located in Gangneung-si, Gangwon-do. It is housed in a building that resembles a dolmen, striking a balance with the surrounding landscape and earning it an Outstanding Architecture Award from the Construction Association of Korea and the Best Award from Gangwon-do.

The museum has six exhibition halls, including those that are named after the guardian gods that represent the four directions. Cheongnyongbang (Room of the Blue Dragon - East) is decorated in blue and displays celadon and traditional ceramics. Baekobang (Room of the White Tiger - West) is in white and exhibits Buddhist art and wooden dolls. Jujakbang (Room of the Red Vermillion - South) is in red and displays a bridal palanquin, folk paintings, and calligraphy. The black Hyeonmubang (Room of the Black Turtle - North) displays bronze relics. Also, there is the Togibang (Earthenware) showing Prehistoric era shacks and earthenware, and Uribang, exhibiting wooden furniture and folk craftwork. The outdoor space offers an exhibit of stone pagodas and statues as well as a thatched cottage and an operating water mill.

Basic Information

Postal Code	25443
Homepage	www.gn.go.kr/museum
Address	1, Daegwallyeongyet-gil, Gangneung-si, Gangwon-do

Usage Information

Information & Inquiries	• 1330 Travel Hotline: +82-2-1330 (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese) • For more info: +82-33-660-3830~2
Parking Facilities	Available
Closed Days	New Year's Day, the day of Seollal (Lunar New Year's Day) & Chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving Day)
Usage Fee	Individuals - Adults 1,000 won / Teenagers 700 won / Children 400 won Groups - Adults 700 won / Teenagers 500 won / Children 300 won * Group: 30 or more people * Free admission: Senior citizens (ages 65 & older)
Operating Hours	09:00-18:00 * Last admission 1 hour before closing.
Scale	Land area: 8,794 ㎡ / Building area 972 ㎡

Detailed Description

Collections Status

Approx. 2,000 pieces of artifacts including earthenware from Silla period, celadon and pottery from Goryeo period, woodcrafts and artworks from Joseon period, and more.