Tuesday, December 23, 2014

The National Folk Museum of Korea 국립민속박물관



The National Folk Museum of Korea is a free museum located next to Gyeongbokgung Palace. The museum depicts the daily life and culture of Korea. There are a number of outdoor areas as well as various indoor exhibits for both children and adults to enjoy.

http://www.nfm.go.kr/language/english/main.jsp





This is a 1/400th scaled down model of the center of Gyeongju, the capital city of the Silla dynasty. What is interesting to note that Gyeongju was a planned city and in the ninth century there were more that 150,000 houses and 35 wealthy homes.







a kitchen


identification tags


various farming tools

coins from the Joseon period
 
the various components and tools used to make a man's traditional hat

top two are coarse combs from the 20th century,
middle is inlaid with ox-horn from the 19th century,
and bottom three are fine-toothed bamboo combs
from the 20th century


explains what is in the jars

cholent anyone???










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