National Palace Museum of Korea

Korean name
National Palace Museum of Korea 국립고궁박물관
Established	September, 1908
Location	Sajikno 34 (Sejongno), Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Director	Soh Jae-gu
Website	http://www.gogung.go.kr/
Hangul	국립고궁박물관
Hanja	國立故宮博物館
Revised Romanization	Guknip Gogung bakmulgwan
McCune-Reischauer	Kuknip Kokung pakmulkwan

National Palace Museum of Korea is a national museum of South Korea located in Jung-gu, a central district of Seoul. It is based on the "Korean Imperial Museum" established on September, 1908 where originally located in Changgyeong Palace. On November of the following year, the museum opened to the public. However during the Japanese occupation, the Japanese government downgraded the museum name to "Museum of Yi dynasty" on April, 1938.^[1] After the liberation, it was named "Deoksugung Museum" in March, 1946. In 1991, Cultural Heritage Administration instituted the museum in Seokjojeon (석조전, Stone Hall) of Deoksu Palace. National Palace Museum of Korea houses over 40,000 artifacts from the palaces of Joseon Dynasty and Korean Empire. It holds 14 National Treasures of South Korea^[2]

[edit] See also

^ history of the museum (Korean). National Palace Museum of Korea website. Retrieved on 2008-04-24.
^ history of the museum (English). National Palace Museum of Korea website. Retrieved on 2008-04-24.