Korean Film Museum

The Korean Film Museum (Korean: 한국영화박물관) is a national museum dedicated to the cinema of Korea located in Mapo District, Seoul, South Korea. It opened on May 9, 2008. Entrance is free of charge, although visitors must make reservations in advance via the museum website or phone number.[2][3][4][5]

The museum is associated with the Korean Film Archive, and is physically located within the archive's main building.[3] It was elevated to the status of national museum in 2015, and was the only film museum in South Korea at that time.[6] It has hosted a number of special exhibits.[7] Topics include women in cinema,[8] 21st century cinema,[3] and directors like Yu Hyun-mok.[5]

Its permanent exhibits first cover the invention of film, then moves to how film spread to Korea during the Joseon and Korean Empire periods. It then covers the character of films in each major era of modern Korean history, including the Japanese colonial period, the Liberation of Korea, the Korean War, and South Korean film. It also highlights films, filmmakers, and actors that it finds exceptional and definitive to each time period.[9]