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Seoul Museum of History is a
history History (derived ) is the systematic study and the documentation of the human activity. The time period of event before the History of writing#Inventions of writing, invention of writing systems is considered prehistory. "History" is an umbr ...
museum A museum ( ; plural museums or, rarely, musea) is a building or institution that cares for and displays a collection of artifacts and other objects of artistic, cultural, historical, or scientific importance. Many public museums make these ...
located in Sinmunno 1 ga,
Jongno-gu Bosingak bell pavilion Jongno District () is a district () in central Seoul, South Korea. It takes its name from a major local street, Jongno, which means "Bell Road". Characteristics Jongno District has been the center of the city for 600 yea ...
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Seoul Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.Before 1972, Seoul was the ''de jure'' capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) as stated iArticle 103 ...
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South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...
. Seoul was the capital of the
Joseon Dynasty Joseon (; ; Middle Korean: 됴ᇢ〯션〮 Dyǒw syéon or 됴ᇢ〯션〯 Dyǒw syěon), officially the Great Joseon (; ), was the last dynastic kingdom of Korea, lasting just over 500 years. It was founded by Yi Seong-gye in July 1392 and re ...
, and the Museum depicts the evolution from its prehistoric period to the city it is today. It illustrates the history of Seoul and hosts special exhibitions, such as ''Panoramic Prague''.


Exhibitions

* ''Panoramic Prague'' * ''Romance of the Three Kingdoms in Korea'' - November 2008"Events Calendar"
''Korea Herald''. 11 October 2008. Retrieved 2012-04-10


See also

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History of Seoul The history of Seoul can be traced back as far as 18 BC, although humans have occupied the area now known as Seoul since the Paleolithic Age. It has been the capital of numerous kingdoms on the Korean Peninsula since it was established. Early ...
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History of Korea The Lower Paleolithic era in the Korean Peninsula and Manchuria began roughly half a million years ago. Christopher J. Norton, "The Current State of Korean Paleoanthropology", (2000), ''Journal of Human Evolution'', 38: 803–825. The earlies ...
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List of museums in Seoul There are over 100 museums in Seoul. National museums Municipal museums Private museums See also *List of museums in South Korea * List of tallest buildings in Seoul * Architecture of South Korea ReferencesKorean museum associationMuseums ...
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List of museums in South Korea There are over 500 museums and galleries in South Korea. National museums Museums in Seoul Provincial and private museums See also * Architecture of South Korea *List of South Korean tourist attractions *List of tallest buildings in Seoul ...


References

Jongno District Museums in Seoul History museums in South Korea 2002 establishments in South Korea Museums established in 2002 {{SouthKorea-museum-stub