Korea National Maritime Museum

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Korea National Maritime Museum
국립해양박물관
Established July 9, 2012
Location Dongsam-dong, Yeongdo-gu,
Busan, Republic of Korea
Type Maritime museum
Website http://www.nmm.go.kr/english/

The Korea National Maritime Museum (called 국립해양박물관 in Korean) is a Korean maritime museum and the third largest museum in the Republic of Korea.[1] The museum was inaugurated on July 9, 2012,[2] and is located in Dongsam-dong, Yeongdo-gu, Busan.

The museum exhibits more than 12,000 maritime relics, including the ‘Joseon Missional Ship’ which is the largest replica in South Korea - half the size of the actual ship.[3]

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Korea National Maritime Museum, located in Yeongdo-gu, Busan

Collections

  • Ship of Joseon Envoy
  • Globe and celestial globe
  • Secret of Sea
  • Johaengilrok
  • Hamgyeong-do Coastal Map
  • Juk-do Jechal

See also

References

  1. (Korean)해양한국 역사 한눈에. Segye Ilbo. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
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  3. (Korean)"Maritime history at a glance"..National Maritime Museum opens. Yonhap. Retrieved 10 July 2012.

External links

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