History and Culture of Korea in the National Folk Museum of Korea

National Folk Museum of Korea is located in the tourist area of Gyeongbokgung Palace. The museum consists of three interconnected buildings. Three examples of traditional Korean architecture is on the roof of the building which includes some of the highest parts of the palace complex, so it can be seen from any side. There are three permanent buildings and beberpapa additional facilities for visitors, which is rung college (with 230 seats), a library, souvenir shops, and a cafeteria.

When you go to this place, there is an open space exhibiting the old buildings, ancient totem poles that are used to protect the village and other objects. It is an encounter greetings delivered by the Korean Folk Museum. After that you will be able to enjoy more interesting objects in the museum

Inside the museum, you can see more than 4,000 historical objects that are divided into periods of time in Korean history, from prehistoric times until the Japanese Occupation. These objects are objects that are used by most Korean people daily. In Sampik relics of history, there are also replicas, paintings and a wide variety of traditional life, including celebrations and folk festivals. Jungang building, the center of the three wings, used as a place of exhibition of various objects that continuously changes periodically.

Here you can see the farm life of the Korean people are very influential in the way of life, the life cycle, as well as the culture and beliefs of the Korean people. For example, you can watch a concert every Saturday and Sunday, with the accompaniment of traditional musical instruments, traditional dance, martial arts performances, and drama masks. This show was held in the room on Saturday and in the outdoor stage on Sunday. The show is presented in alternating weekly between traditional dance and music on Saturday. Traditional martial minggun held every first of the month, Pungmolnori (percussion farmers) weeks to two, Taekgyeon (traditional martial which then turns into a traditional performance art) at week three, and Gangryeong Talchum (Gangryeong mask dance) at week four.

For most people visiting the museum will be an unpleasant choice. But when you visit this museum, you will definitely change your mind. This place offers a lot of things you can see, and raises more curiosity. However, sometimes you will be a little disturbed by some tour groups that come in during the day. When the number of them quite a lot, your chance to enjoy a wide variety of historical objects be slightly disturbed. To that end, if you want to have more time to enjoy the historic objects and Korean culture here, try to arrive early.

One nice thing when you visit this place is that you do not need to pay an entrance fee. The entry fee is included in the entry fee Gyeongbokgung Palace. So you can freely visit this place.