[AREX NUMBER] National Hangeul Museum

Greeting from AREX :)

With the Korean Wave spreading like wildfire, interest in Korean culture not only within Korea but throughout the world is growing little by little.

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That’s why to commemorate Hangeul Day we have decided to introduce the National Hangeul Museum and talk a bit about Hangeul history.

What Kind of Place is the National Hangeul Museum?

 

The National Hangeul Museum is a place to preserve, 

spread and recreate the value of Hangeul and Hangeul culture.

The museum works towards discover and spread wide and far the excellence and 

value of Hangeul and the research that created the letters and fonts of the alphabet 

by putting on exhibitions and educational and cultural events.

Hangeul is the representative cultural heritage of Korea. At the museum, there are exhibits and experiences along with chances to learn all included in the museum’s Hangeul library, fixed exhibition rooms, ‘ㅎ Café’, special exhibition rooms, Hangeul playground, and the Hangeul learning center.

National Hangeul Museum

*Operating Hours : Weekdays 10;00 ~ 18:00 (Saturday and the last Wednesday of every month until 21:00)

*Admission Fee : Free

Permanent and Special Exhibition Rooms

 

You can find the permanent exhibition rooms after entering the museum on the right side where you will see the “Road Hangeul Came On”.

Here, you will see in detail how people’s lives changed after King Sejong invented Hangeul.

There are both exhibitions to just look at and also to personally interact with at the museum and various ways for you to see more about how Hangeul was developed.

At the special exhibition, Hangeul Design: the Transformation of Korean Typewriters and the Golden Days is currently on display.

You can learn more about the history modern Hangeul’s development and first typewriters together with historical pieces from that time.

Hangeul Playground

 

 

Kids from ages 6 to 9 may enjoy the Hangeul playground and learn the meaning behind the characters with the interactive experiences in the playground.

The principles of Hangeul are divided into three experiences: ‘Easy Hangeul,’ ‘Pretty Hangeul,’ and ‘Come Play at the Forest of Hangeul!’ With these, kids can express themselves in various way using Hangeul.

Hangeul Learning Center

 

The Hangeul Learning Center is a place to easily learn Hangeul for foreigners who haven’t quite mastered their Hangeul abilities.

It’s an opportunity to not only learn Korean consonants, vowels and their pronunciations in an easy and fun way, but also an experience to see a part of Korean culture.

Great Tip: Riding the AREX to the National Hangeul Museum

From Seoul Station Line 4, take off from “0” and go “4” stops to Ichon Station. Get off and leave through exit “2”. Walk “8” minutes and you will arrive at the National Hangeul Museum.

Well, that’s all for the National Hangeul Museum!

We hope you feel the beauty and culture of Hangeul by celebrating Hangeul Day!

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