Opened on November 6, 2010, the Royal Portrait Museum is one of the newest attractions of Jeonju, located within the Gyeonggijeon Shrine. Royal Portrait Museum is a valuable museum as a new tourism resource of Jeonju as well as Gyeonggijeon Shrine and the Portrait of King Taejo, as well as other various high-class exhibitions to preserve, manage, and enhance the glorious cultural assets of Joseon royal family. The museum is comprised of one above-ground level and one underground level with an area of 1,193.71 square meters. The Portrait of King Taejo and six other king’s portraits (Portrait of King Sejong, King Yeongjo, King Jeongjo, King Cheoljong, King Gojong, and King Sunjong) are exhibited on the first floor. The portraits are preserved in temperature- and humidity-controlled cases. In addition, the museum houses History Hall, Palanquin Hall, a planned exhibition hall, resting area, management office and storage room for relics. Palanquin Hall exhibits Hyangjeong (Palanquin for Incense Burner and Case), Sinyeon (Palanquin for Royal Portrait and Palanquin for Mortuary Tablet), Chaeyeo (Palanquin for High Officials), Gagyo (Palanquin for Ritual Items) featuring Korea’s sole preserved palanquin. History Hall houses approximately 80 relices related to Gyeonggijeon Shrine and Jogyeong Shrine, ancestral ritual ceremony, building, and others relics. Since the museum's opening, it makes continual efforts to become a central place for Jeonju residents to fulfill their cultural feelings. The museum operates various program like exploring famous historic sites in Gyeonggijeon Shrine, hands-on programs such as a guard experience to protect the shrine, and duplicating Gyeonggijeon Shrine’s relics using traditional portrait-making techniques.
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- Foreign Language Intepretation Services Japanese Tuesday Twice A Day English Friday Br Subject To Change Depending On Situation Exhibition Guide In Foreign Language Is Only Available For Visitors. More Information The Homepage.
- Info. Services For Koreans 15 00 Once A Day 20 Minutes Br Subject To Change . More Information Is Available On The Homepage.
- Inquiries and information 1330 Travel Hotline 82-2-1330 Br Korean English Japanese Chinese For More Info 82- 63-231-0090
- Parking availability Available Use Nearby Parking Lot
- Closed days New Year S Day
- Usage fee Admission For Gyeonggijeon Shrine Br Individual Adults 3 000 Won Teenagers 2 Children 1 Group 500 No Separate Admission Fare Royal Portrait Museum Free On January Seollal Lunar New Year S Day Independence Movement Mar Chuseok Korean Thanksgiving Liberation Aug 15 Culture Last Wednesday Of Each Month
- Usage time 09 00-19 00 Br Summer June-august 00-20 Winter November-february 00-18
location
44, Taejo-ro, Wansan-gu, Jeonju-si, Jeollabuk-do