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Daegwallyeong Museum (대관령박물관)

Daegwallyeong Museum (대관령박물관)

Introduction

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

Address 1, Daegwallyeongyet-gil, Gangneung-si, Gangwon-do (25443)
Phone +82-33-660-3830
Last Updated 2021/07/22

Additional Information

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.

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