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• Information
  Introduction
  Located in Gahoe-dong (Jongno-gu), Myeongin Museum is the only museum in Seoul that specializes in masks, including traditional Korean masks and masks from around the world. Visitors can find the "Myeongin Collection" on the first floor and a large exhibition hall on the first basement level. The museum is home to over 500 rare masks collected by its director over the course of 30 years from Korea and countries around the world. Masks at the museum reflect the unique cultures of countries from all over Africa, Oceania, Latin America, India, Tibet, Nepal, China, Japan, and East Asia. In addition to these fascinating masks, the Myeongin Collection further offers visitors a look into culture with a number of Buddhist sculptures, Buddhist paintings, Buddhist crafts, ceramics, modern art, and western paintings.
  
  Exhibition Hall Information
  * 1F - Myeongin Collection, Cafe
  * B1F - Museum Exbition Area
  
  Admission / Participation Fees
  Adults: 3,000 won / Students: 2,000 won
  * Free admission: Children (Ages 7 or under)
  
  
• Forecast
• Tourist Sites

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    Gahoe Museum (가회민화박물관)

    Region : Jongno-gu Seoul
    Type : Museums
    Opened in 2002, Gahoe Museum exhibits folk paintings and amulets reflecting the lifestyle and wishes of the Korean people from ancient times. Inside the Hanok g...

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    Baek In-je House (백인제가옥)

    Region : Jongno-gu Seoul
    Type : Old Houses/ Birth houses/Folk Villages
    

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    Cheongwonsanbang Studio (청원산방)

    Region : Jongno-gu Seoul
    Type : Transmit Culture Institutions
    Located in Samcheong-dong and established in 1981, Cheongwonsanbang Studio is an art studio by Sim Yong-sik (Intangible Cultural Property designated by City of ...

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    Dong-Lim Knot Museum (동림매듭박물관)

    Region : Jongno-gu Seoul
    Type : Museums
    Opened in April 2004, Dong-Lim Knot Museum exhibits a variety of decorative traditional Korean maedeup (knots): norigae for hanbok, belts, pouches, as well as m...

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    Jeongdok Library (서울특별시교육청 정독도서관)

    Region : Jongno-gu Seoul
    Type : Libraries
    Jeongdok Library opened in January 1977 on the former site of the Gyeonggi High School in Bukchon, Jongno-gu, Seoul. As a public city library, it boasts little ...

• Accommodation

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    Cheong Yeon Jae [Korea Quality] / 청연재 [한국관광 품질인증]

    Region : Jongno-gu Seoul
    Type : Hanok
    Located around the tourist information center in Bukchon Hanok Village in Jongno-gu, which is famous as the noblemen”s residential area during the Joseon Dynast...

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    Rakkojae Seoul Bukchon Hanok Hotel [Korea Qaulity] / 락고재 서울 북촌 한옥호텔 [한국관광 품질인증/Korea Quality]

    Region : Jongno-gu Seoul
    Type : Hanok
    The main building in Seoul is a traditional Korean cultural space renovated by Jeong Yeong-jin, a human cultural asset, from a hanok with a history of 130 years...

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    Yeonwoohouse [Korea Quality] / 연우하우스 [한국관광 품질인증]

    Region : Jongno-gu Seoul
    Type : Hanok
    Yeonwoo Guesthouse is a quiet and cozy traditional Korean guest house (hanok) located in Gahoe-dong, Jongnogu in Bukchon Hanok Village, a charming area crisscr...

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    DAHMSOJUNG [Korea Quality] / 담소정 [한국관광 품질인증]

    Region : Jongno-gu Seoul
    Type : Hanok
    Dahmsojung, meaning ‘a house full of laughs’, is a hanok guesthouse that provides sincere services and comfortable relaxation. Located in the middle of Seoul’s...

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    The Place Seoul (traditional Korean-style guesthouse) [Korea Quality] / 멀티스페이스 곳 [한국관광 품질인증]

    Region : Jongno-gu Seoul
    Type : Hanok
    “The Place Seoul” is located in a small alley in Gyedong-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul. It is a guesthouse made by remodeling an 80-year-old traditional Korean house. ...

• Restaurants

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    Baengnyeon Tojong Samgyetang (백년토종삼계탕)

    Region : Jongno-gu Seoul
    Type : Korean Food
    This is the place featured on the Michelin Guide. This Korean dishes restaurant is located in Jongno-gu, Seoul. The representative menu is ginseng chicken soup....

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    Keungiwajip (큰기와집)

    Region : Jongno-gu Seoul
    Type : Korean Food
    It’s a 2018 Michelin Guide restaurant. The best menu at this restaurant is soy sauce marinated crab. This Korean dishes restaurant is located in Jongno-gu, Seou...

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    The Hanok (더 한옥)

    Region : Jongno-gu Seoul
    Type : Bars/ Cafes/ Clubs
    You can enjoy coffee in a hanok (Korean house). This restaurant's signature menu is coffee. This cafe is located in Jongno-gu, Seoul.

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    Nwijo (뉘조)

    Region : Jongno-gu Seoul
    Type : Korean Food
    Nwijo (뉘조) is a Korean restaurant specializing in wild vegetable cuisine. The name ‘Nwijo’ means ‘the god of the silkworm,’ and likens wild vegetables to silkwo...

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    Hwangsaengga Kalguksu (황생가칼국수)

    Region : Jongno-gu Seoul
    Type : Korean Food
    Hwangsaengga Kalguksu, one of the most popular restaurants on Samcheongdong-gil, offers authentic homemade kalguksu, wang mandu (extra-large dumpling) and kongg...

• Shopping

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    Eunnamu (은나무)

    Region : Jongno-gu Seoul
    Type : Craft Workshops
    Eunnamu specializes in accessories, focusing on the beauty of simple nature and natural lines. It applies traditional Korean patterns to its accessories. The ma...

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    Dolsilnai - Insa Branch (돌실나이 (인사점))

    Region : Jongno-gu Seoul
    Type : Shops/Malls
    To popularize hanbok, Dolsilnai offers modified hanbok suited for daily use. Focusing on simple elegance, Dolsilnai hanbok is known for all-cotton fabrics and p...

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    Insa-Dong National Souvenir Center (한국관광명품점(인사동))

    Region : Jongno-gu Seoul
    Type : Souvenir Shops
    Operated by the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism and Korea Tourism Association, the National Souvenir Center has strict standards for the brands sold, o...

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    Gukje Embroidery - Insa-dong Branch (국제자수원 3호점 (인사동))

    Region : Jongno-gu Seoul
    Type : Souvenir Shops
    Opened in 1979, Kukjae Embroidery specializes in embroidered crafts using traditional Korean patterns. Every product is delicately and elegantly crafted by mast...

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    Korean Craft Hall (한국공예관)

    Region : Jongno-gu Seoul
    Type : Souvenir Shops
    The Korean Craft Hall, located in Insa-dong, displays and sells Korean crafts by artists in Cheongju. It presents over 100 different kinds of crafts including c...

• Transportation
  Directions
  Anguk Station (Seoul Subway line 3), Exit 2.
  Go straight 360m and the venue will be on your right.
  
  

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