ICOM 2004 SEOUL

Museums in Korea

There are about 400 museums including national museums, public museums, university museums and private museums with their own outstanding character. Among many private and public museums in Seoul, the National Museum of Korea, the National Folk Museum of Korea, the National Museum of Contemporary Art and the Seoul Museum of History are the major public museums which represent Korean cultural heritage. Many of these museums are scheduled to have a special exhibition on the occasion of ICOM 2004 SEOUL free of admission fee for ICOM delegates. Upon registration, all delegates will be given a complimentary comprehensive museum guidebook showing information about all museums in Korea. You may find more detailed information of individual museum in their home pages listed in the website of the National Museum of Korea.