What you'll hear inside National Museum of Korea:

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  Medieval and Modern Art Gallery

  Located on the first floor of the National Museum of Korea, the Medieval and Early Modern Gallery charts Korean history from the unified kingdoms of Silla and Balhae through the Goryeo and Joseon…

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  Calligraphy and Painting Gallery

  The Calligraphy and Painting Gallery is one of six permanent collections at the National Museum of Korea, located on the second floor.

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  Donation Gallery

  The Donation Gallery, situated on the second floor of the National Museum of Korea in Seoul, houses approximately 800 artworks from private collections gifted to the museum.

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  Sculpture and Craft Gallery

  Located on the third floor of the National Museum of Korea, this gallery showcases Korean traditional art across three main areas: Buddhist sculpture, metalwork and ceramics.

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  Silent Contemplation Hall (Room 209 – Statues of Pensive Bodhisattva)

  The Silent Contemplation Hall (Room 209) showcases two gilded bronze statues of the Pensive Bodhisattva, regarded as the finest examples of Korean Buddhist art and the museum's defining symbol.

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  Celadon Hall (Room 303)

  The Celadon Hall (Room 303) occupies the third floor of the National Museum of Korea and showcases celadon ceramics from the Goryeo Dynasty (918–1392).

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  White Porcelain Hall (Hall 305)

  Room 305 showcases white porcelain from the Joseon dynasty, a ceramic tradition rooted in Confucian philosophy that prized simplicity and restraint.

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  Gyeongcheonsa Ten-Storey Pagoda

  The Gyeongcheonsa Ten-Storied Pagoda stands in the central corridor of the ground floor of the National Museum of Korea in Seoul.