The National Folk Art Museum of Korea

9-Feb-2014 • Seoul Korea, South

The impressive site of the National Folk Art Museum of Korea adjacent to the Gyeongbokgung Palace

Another view National Folk Art Museum of Korea. This museum by the way was adjacent to the Gyeongbokgung Palace

Stone sculptures on the grounds of the National Folk Art Museum of Korea

A replica of a straw hut used to store rice in the olden days in this country

Another straw hut used to store rice in old Korea

Stone sculptures of wise old Korean elders on the grounds of the National Folk Museum of Korea

Info about the Herbal Medicine Shop below

A replica of the Herbal Medicine Shop on the grounds of the Gyeongbokgung Palace

A diorama about the Goguryeo Kingdom inside the Folk Art Museum

And another one

Another diorama depicting Bronze age life inside the Folk Art Museum

Oops, here's one more about the Baekje Kingdom

Royal costumes of the Silla Kingdom

Celadon, Oh how I fell in love with the Celadon vases from Korea. I bought three but wanted more.

Korean women making kimchi

A Korean school scene in the olden days

An impressive painting about the Korean life of yesteryear: A market scene

Looks like another market scene

Korean women in traditional dress playing drums

The Hyangwonjeong Pavilion at the Gyeongbokgung Palace

Marc in front of the Hyangwonjeong Pavilion of the Gyeongbokgung Palace

Us both in front of the Hyangwonjeong Pavilion at the Gyeongbokgung Palace

The Gyeonghoeru Pavilion of the Gyeongbokgung Palace