North Korea Peace Museum

North Korea Peace Museum
North Korea Peace Museum in 1976
Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl	조선민주주의인민공화국 평화박물관
Hancha	朝鮮民主主義人民共和國平和博物館
McCune–Reischauer	Chosŏn Minjujuŭi Inmin Konghwaguk P'yŏnghwa Pangmulgwan
Revised Romanization	Joseon Minjujuui Inmin Gongkwaguk Pyeonghwa Bangmulgwan

The North Korea Peace Museum is in the building constructed to house the signing of the Korean War Armistice Agreement on 27 July 1953. It is located in the former village of Panmunjeom (P'anmunjŏm) in Gyeonggi province, North Korea.

It is located approximately 500 m. north of the Joint Security Area (JSA), in the northern half of the Demilitarized Zone. The building is all that remains of the former village, and since the mid 1950s, references to Panmunjom actually refer to the Joint Security Area itself.

The weapons used to kill U.S. Army Capt. Bonifas and Lt. Barrett in the Axe Murder Incident of 1976 are housed within the Museum. The Museum lies just outside what has become known as "Propaganda Village"; an uninhabited village with electronic timers^[1] on the lights in buildings with no glass in the windows and, up till 2004, loudspeakers that broadcast a steady stream of anti-South Korean and anti-American propaganda.

Coordinates: 37°57′21.60″N 126°40′36.50″E / 37.956°N 126.676806°E / 37.956; 126.676806

References

1. ^ Silpasornprasit, Susan. "Day trip to the DMZ: A look inside the Korean Demilitarized Zone". IMCOM-Korea Region Public Affairs Office, US Army. ^[dead link] Retrieved January 30, 2009

• Photos of Peace Museum
• Photo of axe
• Photo of interior of museum