National Museum of Korea

The National Museum of Korea is the flagship museum of Korean history and art in South Korea and is the cultural organization that represents Korea. Since its establishment in 1945, the museum has been committed to various studies and research activities in the fields of archaeology, history, and art, continuously developing a variety of exhibitions and education programs.

In 2012, it was reported that since its relocation to Yongsan District in 2005, the Museum has attracted an attendance of 20 million visitors. A poll of nearly 2,000 foreign visitors, conducted by the Seoul Metropolitan Government in November 2011, stated that visiting the Museum is one of their favorite activities in Seoul.

History

Emperor Sunjong established Korea's first museum, the Imperial Household Museum, in 1909. The collections of the Imperial Household Museum at Changgyeonggung and the Japanese Government General Museum administered during Japanese rule of Korea became the nucleus of the National Museum's collection, which was established when South Korea gained independence in 1945.

List of national museums

A national museum is a museum maintained by a nation.

The following is a list of national museums:

Australia

Australian National Aviation Museum

Australian National Maritime Museum

Australian Tennis Museum, Sydney

Australian War Memorial

Museum Victoria

National Alpine Museum

National Dinosaur Museum

National Gallery of Australia

National Gallery of Victoria

National Motor Museum, Birdwood

National Motorcycle Museum of Australia

National Museum of Australia

National Museum of Australian Pottery

National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide

National Vietnam Veterans Museum, Phillip Island

Questacon - National Science and Technology Centre, Canberra

Argentina

Argentine National Museum of History

Azerbaijan

National Art Museum of Azerbaijan

National Museum of History of Azerbaijan

Bahrain

Bahrain National Museum

Bangladesh

Bangladesh National Museum

Belgium

Royal Museums of Art and History

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnian and Herzegovinian Museum of Literature

Historical Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Korea

Korea, called Chosŏn (Korean: 조선; Hanja: 朝鮮) in North Korea and Hanguk (Korean: 한국; Hanja: 韓國) or Daehanminkuk (Korean: 대한민국; Hanja: 大韓民國) in South Korea, is an East Asian territory that is divided into two distinct sovereign states: North Korea, formally the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), and South Korea, formally the Republic of Korea (ROK). Located on the Korean Peninsula, Korea is bordered by China to the northwest and Russia to the northeast. It is separated from Japan to the east by the Korea Strait and the Sea of Japan .

Korea emerged as a singular political entity after centuries of conflict among the Three Kingdoms of Korea, which were unified as Silla (57 BC – AD 935) and Balhae (AD 698 – 926). The united Silla was eventually succeeded by Goryeo in 935 at the end of the Later Three Kingdoms period. Goryeo, which gave name to the modern exonym "Korea", was a highly cultured state and created the Jikji in the 14th century. The invasions by the Mongol Empire in the 13th century, however, greatly weakened the nation, which forced it into vassalage. After the Yuan dynasty's collapse, severe political strife followed. Goryeo eventually fell to an uprising led by General Yi Seong-gye, who established Joseon in 1388.

Museum

A museum (/mjuˈziːəm/; myoo-zee-um) is an institution that cares for (conserves) a collection of artifacts and other objects of artistic, cultural, historical, or scientific importance and makes them available for public viewing through exhibits that may be permanent or temporary. Most large museums are located in major cities throughout the world and more local ones exist in smaller cities, towns and even the countryside. Museums have varying aims, ranging from serving researchers and specialists to serving the general public. The goal of serving researchers is increasingly shifting to serving the general public.

Some of the most attended museums include the Louvre in Paris, the National Museum of China in Beijing, the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., the British Museum in London, the National Gallery in London and The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. There are many types of museums, including art museums, natural history museums, science museums, war museums and children's museums.

National

National may refer to:

Nation or country

Nationality – a national is person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen
National (distribution), a type of product or publication that is distributed across an entire nation, e.g., a national magazine

Nationality – a national is person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen

National (distribution), a type of product or publication that is distributed across an entire nation, e.g., a national magazine

National, Maryland, census-designated place

National, Utah, ghost town

National, West Virginia, unincorporated community

National (brand), a brand name of electronic goods from Panasonic

National Benzole (or simply known as National), former petrol station chain in the UK, merged with BP

National Car Rental, an American rental car company

National Supermarkets, a defunct American grocery store chain

National String Instrument Corporation, a guitar company formed to manufacture the first resonator guitars

Their successor companies:
- National Dobro Corporation
- National Reso-Phonic Guitars
In the context of stringed instruments, the tricone and biscuit designs promoted by the National String Instrument Corporation

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