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Arachnopia Ecological Arboretum (JooPil Spider Museum) (아라크노피아 생태수목원·주필거미박물관) - Homepage : www.arachnopia.com - Tel : +82-31-576-7908 The JooPil Spider Museum was founded on September 1, 1985 by Dr. Kim Ju-pil, who traveled around the world to collect and study spiders. The museum aims to be a fundamental education center for students by offering them various hands-on scientific activities. The main building has a collection of spiders and insects from around the world. The annex exhibits rare minerals from around the world as well as microscopes to show the dissection of spiders. The museum has a total of approximately 220,000 spider samples from more than 5,000 species. - Address : 316, Ungilsan-ro, Namyangju-si, Gyeonggi-do ※ Introduction Information - Ccapacity : - Experienceable age : - Experience guide : Check the official website for details - Inquiries and Guides • 1330 Travel Hotline: +82-2-1330 (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese) • For more info: +82-31-576-7908 - ...

Yeongam Wangin Culture Festival (영암왕인문화축제) - Homepage : www.왕인문화축제.com - Tel : +82-61-470-2346 Yeongam Wangin Culture Festival is held to commemorate the achievement of Korea’s Dr. Wangin, who traveled to Japan over 1,600 years ago to spread Korean knowledge, culture, and arts. Visitors can enjoy various events during the festival period. - Address : 440 Wangin-ro, Yeongam-gun, Jeollanam-do ※ Introduction Information - Age limit : - Booking place : - Discount info : - Event date : 20240328 ~ 20240331 - Time - Homepage : - Place : Area of Historical Site of Wangin - Place Info - Program - Spend time : - Host Yeongam-gun - Host tel : +82-61-470-2346 - Supervisor Yeongam Culture & Tourism Organization, Yeongam-gun Folk Festival Promotion Committee - Supervisor tel : +82-61-470-2346 - Subevent - Fee Free - Introduction : Yeongam Wangin Culture Festival is held to commemorate the achievement of Korea’s Dr. Wangin, who traveled to Japan over 1,600 years ago to spread...

Korean Deungjan Museum (한국등잔박물관) - Homepage : www.deungjan.org - Tel : +82-31-334-0797 Deungjan, Korean lamps that used to light up the nights in Korea, have all but disappeared into the ‘back streets’ of history. However, they have now been gathered in one place – the Korean Deungjan Museum – where their enchanting flames are once again illuminating Korea. Based on materials that were collected for roughly 40 years by the now octogenarian Dr. Kim Dong-hwi, the Korean Deung-Jan Museum was established in September 1997 as a theme museum of Gyeonggi Province in Neungwon-ri, Mohyeon-myeon, Yongin City, Gyeonggi Province. The museum was built to mimic the image of the fortress walls in Hwaseong, Suwon, and as a result the building bears a resemblance to a lighthouse. The first and second floors of the building, which has one underground floor and three floors above ground, are exhibition halls. The basement floor is a rest area for seminars and a wide range of performances. There is also...

Sejong University Museum (세종대학교 박물관) - Homepage : museum.sejong.ac.kr - Tel : +82-2-3408-3876 Sejong University Museum exhibits folk art, wooden crafts, clothing, accessories, pottery, paintings and calligraphy collected for over 40 years by the couple who founded the present day Sejong University, Dr. Ju Young-ha and Dr. Choi Ok-ja. This museum has its origins in the Soodo Gallery, which was built in Chungmuro, the campus’ original location, in 1959. Needing more space to house additional artifacts, the museum moved to its current location, which first opened on May 5, 1973 in a four-story concrete building inspired by traditonal tower design from the Baekje era. This building was later expanded on May 20, 1977. After the university’s name was changed to Sejong University in 1979, the museum was also renamed the Sejong University Museum. The museum showcases unique artifacts to both scholars and students from home and abroad in contribution to the research of Korea’s culture, art...