Gyeongju National Museum
국립경주박물관
Today
Why go
Gyeongju National Museum brings together the relics of Silla, the thousand-year kingdom, in one place. The permanent exhibitions are free, and you can see the Sacred Bell of Great King Seongdeok in the museum garden.
Admission
Free
Highlights
History
The permanent exhibition is divided into five areas: the Silla History Gallery, the Silla Art Gallery, the Wolji Gallery, the Silla Millennium Archives and the outdoor exhibition. The Silla Millennium Archives is a facility that stores relics excavated in Gyeongsang-do, and you can see the exhibition storage inside it. The garden holds about 1,300 stone works moved from old temple and palace sites, and the Three-story Stone Pagoda from Goseonsa Temple Site, a National Treasure, also stands here.
Getting there
경상북도 경주시 일정로 186
Where next
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Tips
- It is open 10:00–18:00, and entry is allowed until 30 minutes before closing. From March to October it stays open until 20:00 every Saturday.
- It is closed on January 1, Lunar New Year's Day and Chuseok. On the second Monday of March, June, September and December only the exhibition galleries close; the garden and outdoor exhibits stay open.
- The permanent exhibitions, the Children's Museum and special exhibitions are free; only paid special exhibitions need a separate ticket.
- The Children's Museum can only be entered with an online reservation.
Show details
- Address
- 경상북도 경주시 일정로 186
- Hours
- 10:00–18:00Mar–Oct Sat 10:00–20:00
- Last entry
- 17:30Mar–Oct Sat 19:30
- Admission
- Free