Onggi Folk Museum

Onggi Folk Museum
Hangul	옹기민속박물관
Hanja	甕器民俗博物館
RR	Onggi minsok bakmulgwan
MR	Onggi minsok pakmulkwan
Established	April, 1991
Location	497-15, Ssangmun 1-dong, Dobong-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Collection size	3,300
Website	www.onggimuseum.org

The Onggi Folk Museum, located in Seoul, South Korea is a private museum specializing in onggi, Korean earthenware which is used for storage and utilitarian purposes. It was established as the Goryeo Folk Museum (고려민속박물관) in 1991 and later was changed to the current name. The museum consists of three-story building and an outdoor exhibition hall where 3,300 items of onggi and other items such as dancheong patterns, Korean traditional decorative coloring used for building are exhibited.^[1]

See also

• List of museums in South Korea

References

1. ^ "Onggi Folk Museum" (in English). Korea Tourism Organization. http://www.koreasparkling.com/enu/SI/SI_EN_3_1_1_1.jsp?cid=268154. 

• "옹기민속박물관 (甕器民俗博物館)" (in Korean). Empas / EncyKorea. http://100.empas.com/dicsearch/pentry.html?s=K&i=285723&v=45. 

External links

• The official cite