Historical Museum (Pyongyang)

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Historical Museum on Kim Il-sung Square

The History Museum in the North Korean capital Pyongyang is a museum covering the history of Korea from the Stone Age to the Japanese colonial era . Like the Korean Art Gallery opposite , it is one of the city's most important museums.

history

The museum in 1988

The museum was founded in December 1945 and was initially located in a building on Moran Hill . In 1977, the exhibition moved to a building on Kim Il-sung Square , east of Sungri Street .

In 2006, 90 exhibits from the History Museum were presented in the Seoul National Museum of Korea in South Korea . It was the most important exchange of cultural relics between the two states to date.

building

The exhibition is located in a flat, neoclassical monumental building from 1960. It extends over 19 exhibition rooms and a total area of ​​10,429 square meters. The building has a square base with a portico in front . The foyer is lined with marble .

exhibition

The exhibition includes around 4000 exhibits, including paintings, clothing, weapons, jewelry, ship models, coins, mostly in the form of copies and a historical letter that was developed in Korea before Johannes Gutenberg (see also Jikji ).

Web links

Commons : Historical Museum (Pyongyang)  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ goruma.de
  2. ↑ a b Philipp Meuser (ed.): Architectural Guide Pyongyang. Volume 1: Photos and Descriptions. DOM publishers, Berlin 2011, ISBN 978-3-86922-126-7 , p. 43.
  3. ↑ Biggest Show of N.Korean Artifacts Comes to Seoul chosun.com on March 28, 2006 (English)

Coordinates: 39 ° 1 ′ 14.4 "  N , 125 ° 45 ′ 17.3"  E