Seodaemun Museum of Natural History is a first public
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 thes ...
of
natural history in
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and sharing a land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eas ...
, located in a metropolitan area,
Seodaemun-gu
Seodaemun District (, "Great West Gate") is one of the 25 districts of Seoul, South Korea.
Seodaemun has a population of 313,814 (2010) and has a geographic area of 17.61 km2 (6.8 sq mi), and is divided into 14 '' dong'' (administrative neigh ...
,
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 of ...
. It was founded in 2003 and operated by Seodaemun-gu Administration. The purpose of the foundation is to preserve, to study, and to exhibit geological and biological records about the local environment.
Popular culture
Seodaemun Museum of Natural History was used as the main filming location in episode 84 of the
South Korean variety show Running Man filmed in 2012.
See also
*
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 ...
References
External links
Museum of Natural HistorySeodaemun Museum of Natural History on Google Cultural Institute
Seodaemun District
Museums in Seoul
Natural history museums in South Korea
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