Korean Central History Museum

The Historical Museum in the North Korean capital Pyongyang is a museum of Korean history from the Stone Age to the Japanese colonial period. It is, as well as the opposing Korean Art Gallery, one of the most important museums of the city.

History

The museum was founded in December 1945 and was initially located in a building on the Moran Hill. The exhibition attracted in 1977 in a building at the Kim Il-sung Square, east of the Sungri Street.

In 2006, 90 exhibits of the Historical Museum in the Seoul National Museum of Korea were presented in South Korea. These were to the hitherto most important exchange of cultural relics between the two states.

Building

The exhibition is located in a flat, neoclassical monumental building from the year 1960. It extends over 19 exhibition halls and a total area of ​​10,429 square meters. The building has a square base with a featured portico. The foyer is lined with marble.

Exhibition

The exhibition includes about 4,000 exhibits, including paintings, clothing, weapons, jewelry, ship models, coins, usually in the form of copies and a historic letter which was developed prior to Johannes Gutenberg in Korea (see also Jikji ).