Museum

Ho-Am Art Museum
The present collection of the Ho-Am Art Museum was founded on the efforts of four decades of collecting activities of over 2,000 objects by the founder of the Samsung Group, the late Lee Byung-Chull (sobriquet Ho-Am).

Located on land within the Everland park area in Yongin-si, Kyonggi Province, the museum, founded in 1982, consists of a 4,300 sq. meters main building built in the traditional Korean house (han-ok) style, a 66,000 sq. meters traditional Korean garden, Heewon, and a sculpture garden dedicated to the display of large works by Bourdelle.

Korean Folk Village
Within a 30-minute drive to the south of Seoul is the Korean Folk Village. The Korean Folk Village, which was opened on the 3rd October, 1974, as an open-air folk museum and international tourist attraction for both Korean and foreign visitors.

It is the home of the true Korean heritage where many features of the Korean culture have been collected and preserved for succeeding generations to see and learn about. A traditional marketplace offers the exotic flavors of Korean cuisine from various regions.

Shops stock a variety of traditional handicrafts and souveni-rs. “Farmers’ Music and Dance” and “Acrobatics on a Tightrope” are performed in the performing arena twice a day. In spring, autumn and on big holidays, traditional holiday customs and ceremonies of coming-of-age, marriage, funeral and ancestor memorial are recreated.

Kach'on Museum
The Kach'on Museum has been established for collecting and learning data related with medical knowledge. The Kach'on Cultural Foundation was established by the Gil Hospital, an auxiliary hospital of Kach'on Medical School.

This museum an auxiliary museum of the foundation, houses a wide variety of cultural assets designated as National Treasures. Besides these, it has many articles such as documentation and magazines. It also strives to develop the local culture.