Gwacheon National Science Museum (국립과천과학관)

Gwacheon National Science Museum (국립과천과학관)

- Homepage : www.scientorium.go.kr
- Tel : +82-2-3677-1500
As a landmark facility representing Korea’s advanced science and technology capabilities, Gwacheon National Science Museum strives to encourage young visitors to become interested in science and shares with the public scientific principles that govern daily life. The main building has five permanent exhibition centers: Basic Science Center, High-tech Center, Children’s Experience Center, Natural History Center, and Traditional Science Center. Nearby are the planetarium, observatory, outdoor exhibition venue, and insect ecosystem center. Over 50% of the exhibition items on display are interactive, allowing visitors to jump in and experience science first-hand using their minds and their imagination.
- Address : 110, Sanghabeol-ro, Gwacheon-si, Gyeonggi-do
※ Introduction Information
- Ccapacity : More than 1,000 people
- Inquiries and Guides
• 1330 Travel Hotline: +82-2-1330
(Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese)
• For more info: +82-2-3677-1500
- Parking : Available (1,116 parking spaces)
Operating hours 09:00-20:30
* Hours extended until 22:00 during late-night operations
- Parking fee : Small-sized vehicles: 5,000 won / Large-sized vehicles: 10,000 won
* 50% off for visitors after 16:00
- Rest date : January 1, Mondays, the day of Seollal (Lunar New Year's Day) & Chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving Day), the day after March 1 and Chuseok holidays
- Use fee : [Permanent Exhibition Hall]
Individuals - Adults 4,000 won / Children 2,000 won

* Free (ID required): Senior citizens (ages 65 and older), preschoolers (ages 6 & under)
* Adults (ages 20-64) / Children (ages 7-19)


[Planetarium]
Adults 2,000 won / Children & Senior citizens 1,000 won


[Astronomical Observatory]
Sun observation program - Free
Spinder program - 2,000 won
Cosmos school (night program) - 10,000 won
* Observatory programs available to elementary students & older


[Space World]
Adults 2,000 won / Children 2,000 won / Senior citizens 1,000 won
- Use time : Viewing hours 09:30-17:30
* Last ticketing is 1 hr before closing
- Scale : Total area: 243,970 ㎡ / Structure area: 49,050 ㎡ (B1-3F)


- Industry Information : Experiences and interactive exhibitions
- Program Information : Youth programs, group programs, adult education programs, science camp programs, etc.
- Foreign Language Intepretation Services : PDA guide available in English, Japanese, & Chinese






This work was created by the Korea Tourism Organization for 21 years and opened as the first type of public Nuri. You can download it for free from the Korea Tourism Organization, https://kto.visitkorea.or.kr/eng.kto