This early printing museum, located on the site of Heungdeoksa Temple in which Jikji, the world's oldest extant book, printed by movable metal type, was printed, was founded on March 17, 1992. Since the technology’s inception, Korea has substantially developed its metal-type printing methods. In this museum, approximately 650 artifacts including ancient movable metal and wooden print books from the Goryeo and Joseon periods, relics from the Heungdeoksaji Temple site (흥덕사지) and printing tools are on display. Here, visitors can learn about the history of the Korean printing technologies and culture. In addition to exhibition, the museum has been promoted to hold the Cheongju International Printing & Publishing Fair, to study early printing culture and printing types and to publish museum journals and early printing-related papers.
information
- Foreign Language Intepretation Services English Japanese Chinese
- Capacity Seminar Room 300 Seats Video 45
- Inquiries and information 1330 Travel Hotline 82-2-1330 Br Korean English Japanese Chinese For More Info 82-43-201-4266
- Parking availability 61 Spaces
- Closed days Closed On Mondays New Year S Day Lunar New And Chuseok
- Usage fee Adults 800 Won Group 600 Br Youths 400 Children Free - More 20 People
- Usage time 09 00 - 18 Br Admission Is Available Until One Hour Before Closing Time.
- Scale B1 2f Br Total Site 40 990 Building 4 868
- Time spent at the attraction 1 Hour And 30 Mins
location
713, Jikji-daero, Heungdeok-gu, Cheongju-si, Chungcheongbuk-do