National Folk Museum of Korea

National Folk Museum of Korea (Korean: 국립민속박물관) is a national museum located on the grounds of Gyeongbokgung in Jongno District, Seoul, South Korea.

It uses replicas of historical objects to illustrate the history of traditional life of the Korean people.

[3] The second museum carrying this name established on 8 November 1945 by the U.S. Government and opened on 25 April 1946 at the City Administration Memorial Hall.

The museum also features open-air exhibits, such as replicas of spirit posts where villagers used to pray, stone piles for worship, grinding mills, rice storage shelters and pits for kimchi pots.

The items are on display in Permanent Exhibition Hall 2, which reopened March 20, 2021, after undergoing renovation.