Discovering History and Culture: A Family Trip to the Jinju National Museum
Must-Visit Place in Jinju, Gyeongnam
Jinju National Museum
Recommended for Family Trips
Last weekend, after much deliberation about where to go for a family trip in Gyeongnam with relatives who had gathered after a long time, we visited the Jinju National Museum, which can be toured together with Jinjuseong Fortress.
The Jinju National Museum is located inside Jinjuseong Fortress, so you need to pay the entrance fee for Jinjuseong Fortress to enter.
The entrance fee for Jinjuseong Fortress is 2,000 won for adults, 1,000 won for teenagers & soldiers, and 600 won for children. Parking is free at the Jinjuseong Fortress tourist bus parking lot.
The Jinju National Museum is open from 9 AM to 6 PM, with admission closing at 5:30 PM.
It is closed every Monday, January 1st, Lunar New Year's Day, and Chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving Day), so please keep that in mind.
The Jinju National Museum focuses on researching and exhibiting the history and culture of the Gyeongnam region, centering on the Imjin War (Japanese Invasion of Korea in 1592), making it a great family travel destination with kids.
At the beginning of the exhibition hall, you can watch a video related to the Imjin War on a large screen. In the Imjin War exhibit, you can vividly see the development process and impact of the seven-year international war through weapons and various historical records of the time.
Joseon's main weapons actually used during the Imjin War, such as bows, gun barrels, armor, and helmets, are on display, as well as Japanese weapons such as matchlock guns and Japanese swords.
There is also fun to be had looking at the weapons actually used in the war, such as bows and arrows, spears, and swords.
In the center of the exhibition hall, you could see a large chemical weapon, a large gun barrel, with your own eyes, and it was easy to compare the weapons of Joseon, Ming, and Japan because they were displayed side by side.
On the way up to the second floor, there was also the Imjin War seen through numbers, which was easy to see and understand at a glance.
In the third part of the Imjin War exhibit, you could explore the Imjin War with the theme of reorganization of East Asia and Joseon society, including records, the Battle of Jinjuseong Fortress, and the spread and exchange of culture.
Among them, a 1/10 scale model of the Turtle Ship was also on display, which was fascinating. Portraits of Admiral Yi Sun-sin, the Admiral's calligraphy, and long swords were also on display.
The History and Culture Hall on the second floor exhibits artifacts discovered in the western Gyeongnam region from the Neolithic Age to the Joseon Dynasty, so it was fun to look at them one by one.
After visiting the Jinju National Museum, I also stopped by the goods shop across the street, which was full of various props that captured the museum as it is. There were so many products I wanted to buy, from bookmarks to postcards, notebooks, and keyrings.
Although the size is not large, the exhibition is well-organized and it is a good place to study history with children, so I had a beneficial time.
I recommend this indoor space as a great Gyeongnam family travel destination to visit even in the cold winter.
Source :https://blog.naver.com/pearl286/224088738270
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