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.
information
- Collections Status Approx. 2 000 Pieces Of Artifacts Including Earthenware From Silla Period Celadon And Pottery Goryeo Woodcrafts Artworks Joseon More.
- Inquiries and information 1330 Travel Hotline 82-2-1330 Br Korean English Japanese Chinese For More Info 82-33-660-3830 2
- Parking availability Available
- Closed days New Year S Day The Day Of Seollal Lunar Chuseok Korean Thanksgiving
- Usage fee Individuals - Adults 1 000 Won Teenagers 700 Children 400 Br Groups 500 300 Group 30 Or More People Free Admission Senior Citizens Ages 65 Older
- Usage time 09 00-18 00 Br Last Admission 1 Hour Before Closing.
- Scale Land Area 8 794 Building 972
location
1, Daegwallyeongyet-gil, Gangneung-si, Gangwon-do