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Kyonggi University, Kyonggi-Do, South Korea, Asia

Kyonggi University Museum

Museum or Collection Type:
Cultural History & Art
Institutional Type:
Museum
Subject: 
Agriculture, Folk Art

Address:
94-6 Yiui-Dong, Yeongtong-Gu, Suwon, Kyonggi-Do, Korea

Opening Hours:
Monday ~ Friday (10:00 ~ 16:00)
Closed: Sundays, holidays and during school vacations

Contact:
Hong Kyu, Choi, Director
twice@kyonggi.ac.kr
Phone: ++82 31 249-8901
Fax: ++82 31 249-8902

Links:
Kyonggi University Museum
Kyonggi University

Description:
The Kyonggi University Museum opened on October 27, 1983. The typical artifacts displayed by the museum include agricultural implements and folk drawings. The agriculture exhibition hall of the museum the first of its kind in Korea exhibits agricultural relics, including farming tools excavated from Suwon City and its surrounding areas, as well as other regions such as Jeolla-do province, Gyeongsang-do province, and Jeju-do province. The museum has been collecting folk drawings since the 1990's, It currently has a larger collection than other the university museums. The museum also present various other folk exhibits.

[Text from the web site: http://www.heritage.go.kr/culture4/eng/04mus/04university_21.jsp]

Further Reading:
Catalogues: "Museum Catalog" (1990), "Collection of Folk Drawings from the late Joseon Dynasty " (1994), and "Folk Drawing Catalog of Korea" (2000)


 




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