Museum

Puyo National Museum
The Puyo is an ancient city of the Paekche era (B.C. 18 - A.D. 660), holding many relics from the prehistoric age. The National Museum of Puyo was established to play a role in preservation, investigation, and study and promotion of the Paekche culture.

It opened as the Relics Preservation Association of Puyo in 1929. As a leading institute of studying the Paekche culture, it plays an important role in preserving and developing Korean traditional culture. Moreover, it takes part in giving educational opportunities to the general public.

Kongju National Museum
Built in 1972, the Kongju National Museum houses the finest collection of Paekche artifacts in Korea, including two golden crowns, part of a coffin, gold, jade and silver ornaments, bronze mirrors and utensils as well as Bronze Age daggers, arrowheads and axes, an Iron Age bell and a number of Buddhist images.