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.
Day off	Closed on Mondays, New year's day, Lunar new year's day and Chuseok			Usage fee	* Children 400 won / Group Free ※ Group - more 20 people
Discount information				Viewing time	1 hour and 30 mins
Hours of use	09:00 - 18:00 Admission is available until one hour before closing time.			Inquiry	• 1330 Travel Hotline: +82-2-1330 (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese) • For more info: +82-43-201-4266
Scale	B1 ~ 2F Total site 40,990㎡ / Building site 4,868㎡			Capacity	Seminar room 300 seats, Video room 45 seats
Parking facility	61 spaces			Parking fee	Free
Stroller rental	unable			With pets	unable
Credit card	unable			Source	KOREA TOURISM ORGANIZATION
Address	713, Jikji-daero, Heungdeok-gu, Cheongju-si, Chungcheongbuk-do