Korean Film Museum

Korean Film Museum
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EstablishedMay 9, 2008 (2008-05-09)
Location400 Worldcupbuk-ro, Mapo District, Seoul, South Korea[1]
Coordinates37°34′50″N 126°53′22″E / 37.580437°N 126.889479°E / 37.580437; 126.889479
OwnerKorean Film Archive
Nearest parkingOn site (no charge)[2]
Websiteeng.koreafilm.or.kr/pages/PC_00000104 (in English)
Korean name
Hangul
한국영화박물관
Hanja
韓國映畫博物館
Revised RomanizationHangug Yeonghwab Bangmulgwan
McCune–ReischauerHan'guk Yŏnghwa Bangmulgwan

The Korean Film Museum (Korean: 한국영화박물관) is a national museum dedicated to the cinema of Korea located in Mapo District, Seoul, South Korea. It opened on May 9, 2008. Entrance is free of charge.[2][3][4][5]

The museum is associated with the Korean Film Archive, and is physically located within the archive's main building.[3] It was elevated to the status of national museum in 2015, and was the only film museum in South Korea at that time.[6] It has hosted a number of special exhibits.[7] Topics include women in cinema,[8] 21st century cinema,[3] and directors like Yu Hyun-mok.[5]

Its permanent exhibits first cover the invention of film, then moves to how film spread to Korea during the Joseon and Korean Empire periods. It then covers the character of films in each major era of modern Korean history, including the Japanese colonial period, the Liberation of Korea, the Korean War, and South Korean film. It also highlights films, filmmakers, and actors that it finds exceptional and definitive to each time period.[9]

  1. ^ "오시는 길" [Directions]. Korean Film Archive (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-09-10.
  2. ^ a b "about". Korean Film Archive. Retrieved 2023-09-10.
  3. ^ a b c Kwak, Yeon-soo (2021-03-01). "Exhibition highlights well-made Korean films in 21st century". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2023-09-10.
  4. ^ "한국영화박물관 홈" (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-09-16.
  5. ^ a b "Around town 2". The Korea Times. 2017-04-06. Retrieved 2023-09-10.
  6. ^ Ha, Sung-tae (2015-10-20). "Korean Film Museum Elevated to Film Specialized National Museum". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2023-09-11.
  7. ^ "Special Exhibition - Korean Film Archive". Korean Film Archive (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-09-10.
  8. ^ Lee, Gyu-lee (2019-07-26). "Exhibition shows 100-year history of women in film". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2023-09-10.
  9. ^ "Permanent Exhibition". Korean Film Archive. Retrieved 2023-09-10.