National Palace Museum of Korea houses over 40,000 artifacts and royal treasures, from the palaces of the Joseon period and the Korean Empire, of which 14 are National Treasures of South Korea.

[3] It displays records, state rites, architecture, clothing, royal life, education, culture, paintings and music of the dynasty's ruling era.

[4] It also has among its collection the royal seal of King Gojong of Joseon, which was used for his personal letters to Russian czar and Italian emperor after 1903.

[5] In March 2021, in conjunction with the Korea Cultural Heritage Foundation, the National Palace Museum opened an installation at the arrivals hall of Terminal 1 at Incheon Airport.

[6] The Museum houses 1,200 volumes of historical texts including 150 copies of Uigwe from the Joseon period that were looted in 1922, during rule by Japan under the supervision of then Resident-General of Korea Itō Hirobumi.