The Korean Revolution Museum (), located in

Pyongyang, North Korea Pyongyang (, , ) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of North Korea, where it is known as the "Capital of the Revolution". Pyongyang is located on the Taedong River about upstream from its mouth on the Yellow Sea. According to the 2 ...

, was founded on August 1, 1948, and holds a large exhibition of items related to

Kim Il Sung Kim Il-sung (; , ; born Kim Song-ju, ; 15 April 1912 – 8 July 1994) was a North Korean politician and the founder of North Korea, which he ruled from the country's establishment in 1948 until his death in 1994. He held the posts of ...

and the Korean revolutionary movement. It is situated behind the

Mansu Hill Grand Monument The Mansu Hill Grand Monument (Hangul, Chosŏn'gŭl: 만수대대기념비; Hanja: 萬壽臺大紀念碑) is a complex of monuments in Pyongyang, North Korea. There are 229 figures in all, commemorating the history of the revolutionary struggle o ...

and is adjacent to the Mansudae Assembly Hall, seat of the

Supreme People's Assembly The Supreme People's Assembly (SPA; ) is the unicameral legislature of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), commonly known as North Korea. It consists of one deputy from each of the DPRK's 687 constituencies, elected to five-year ...

, the North Korean legislature. The Korean Revolution Museum encompasses the period between 1860 and the present day, including the anti-Japanese resistance, the

Korean War , date = {{Ubl, 25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953 (''de facto'')({{Age in years, months, weeks and days, month1=6, day1=25, year1=1950, month2=7, day2=27, year2=1953), 25 June 1950 – present (''de jure'')({{Age in years, months, weeks a ...

and the period of socialist construction. It has 90 rooms which hold items related to Kim Il Sung and his associates,

Korean reunification Korean reunification () is the potential reunification of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the Republic of Korea into a single Korean sovereign state. The process towards reunification was started by the June 15th North–South Joi ...

, the Korean diaspora, and various historical battles. Since its establishment, it has had 27 million visitors from North Korea and abroad. At 240,000 square metres, it is also one of the largest structures in the world. The museum underwent major renovations which were completed in 2017. A new exhibition hall was opened in 2022 to mark the 10th anniversary of Kim Jong Un's rise to power.

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