The Story of King Sejong

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The Story of King Sejong comprises six different sections with a total area of 3,200 square meters. The museum consists of exhibition zones, an event space, video room, shop and more to display King Sejong’s scientific, artistic, military, and political contributions, including the theory of Minbon, which recognized the people as the base of politics. King Sejong, the 4th king of the Joseon dynasty (1397-1450, reigning from 1418-1450) was responsible for some of the most brilliant achievements in the history of Korea, including the creation of Hangeul (Korean alphabet) and great advancements in the areas of science, culture, art and politics.

 

(03172)jiha 175, Sejong-daero, Jongno-gu, Seoul

+82-2-399-1000
www.sejongstory.or.kr

 

Utilization information

Information : • 1330 Travel Hotline: +82-2-1330
(Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese)
• For more info: +82-2-399-1000

Parking Facility : Park at the A section of Sejong-ro parking lot (B2F).

Parking Fee : 300 won for every 5 min

Closed : Mondays (closed the following business day if Monday is a public holiday)

Operating Hours : [Permanent Exhibition] 10:00-18:30 (* Last admission 30 minute before closing.)
[4D Room] 11:00-17:00
[Permanent Experience] 11:00-17:30

Scale : 2,522 ㎡

Use fee : Free

Program Information

[4D video room]
- Free program
- Operating hours: 10:30-19:00
- Every hour on the hour and half hour / running time: 8 minutes - Seating is available in order of arrival.
- Maximum number: 32 people

[Permanent programs]
- Permanent program of The Story of King Sejong
- Writing a letter in Korean (foreigner’s program)
- Writing ones name in Korean (foreigner’s program)

[Special hands-on program]
- Held during summer and winter school break

Foreign Language Intepretation Services

Free rental of MP3 (English, Japanese, Chinese, Spanish)
Interpretation service (English, Chinese, Japanese) provided by volunteers.
* Availability may vary according to schedule of volunteers.

Reservations

Exhibition Explanation Tour & Group visitors: Online reservation