Onggi Folk Museum
The Onggi Folk Museum, located in Seoul, South Korea is a private museum specializing in onggi, Korean earthenware which is used for storage and utilitarian purposes. It was established as the Goryeo Folk Museum (고려민속박물관) in 1991 and later was changed to the current name. The museum consists of three-story building and an outdoor exhibition hall where 3,300 items of onggi and other items such as dancheong patterns, Korean traditional decorative coloring used for building are exhibited.[1]
| Korean name | |
|---|---|
| Hangul | 옹기민속박물관 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Onggi minsok bakmulgwan |
| McCune–Reischauer | Onggi minsok pakmulkwan |
| |
| Established | April 1991 |
| Location | 497-15, Ssangmun 1-dong, Dobong-gu, Seoul, South Korea |
| Collection size | 3,300 |
| Website | onggimuseum.org |
See also
References
- 옹기민속박물관 (甕器民俗博物館) (in Korean). Empas / EncyKorea.
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