Gwangju History & Folk Museum opened in 1987 as the largest museum operated by a city government in Korea. It was established for the purpose of preserving valuable Korean folk relics and putting them on exhibit to increase the public's cultural awareness. The museum displays the rich and colorful lifestyles and folk culture of Korea's southwestern regions including Gwangju and Jeollanam-do. First floor of the museum displays food, clothing, housing, livelihood, and handicrafts while the second floor showcases folk games, traditional customs and folk religions. The museum also utilizes miniature and diorama displays to recreate scenes from the past. A total of eight videotech systems in the museum allow visitors to enjoy vivid demonstrations of the region's nine intangible cultural relics.
Day off	Mondays, New Year's Day, the day following a public holiday			Usage fee	Free
Discount information				Viewing time
Hours of use	09:00-18:00 * Last admission 30 min before closing			Inquiry	• 1330 Travel Hotline: +82-2-1330 (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese) • For more info: +82-62-613-5337~8
Scale	Site area: 72,000 ㎡ Permanent exhibition hall: (1F, 2F) 2,535 ㎡ B1-2F			Capacity
Parking facility	Available			Parking fee
Stroller rental	none			With pets	none
Credit card	none			Source	KOREA TOURISM ORGANIZATION
Address	48-25, Seoha-ro, Buk-gu, Gwangju