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Tourism Site: Pulmuone Kimchi Field Museum

Pulmuone Kimchi Field Museum is an interesting tourism site that must be in your must-visit places list in Korea. When you hear the word 'Korean Food', 'Kimchi' will be on foreign tourists' mind automatically. This place is also good and recommended for those who are learning Korean language. Local Korean says that in order to be good at Korean, you have to be able to like their food, including Kimchi.

Kimchi Field Museum

This museum is filled with history of kimchi, development of kimchi, types of kimchi, kinds of pottery pots that are used for fermentate kimchi, Kimchi tasting room, etc. There are 12 sections in this museum, which are:

  • History and Transition of Kimchi 
  • Kimchi Varieties 
  • Different Kimchi from Different Regions 
  • Del Vision 
  • Kimchi Ingredients 
  • Kimchi Model 
  • Storage Jar 
  • Picture Spot 
  • Nutrients of Kimchi 
  • Kimchi Making Movie 
  • Sampling Room 
  • Cooking Applications
You can take pictures freely in the museum. 

Info, Address and Direction:

  • Address: Second Basement Level, COEX Mall, 159, Samseong-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
  • Direction from Subway: Samseong Station, Line 2, Exit 5 and 6, COEX Mall
  • Hours of Operation: Tuesday ~ Sunday - 10:00 - 18:00 (Last entrance 17:30)
  • Closing Days: Monday, New Year, Lunar New Year (3 Days), Chuseok 'Korean Thanksgiving' (3 Days), Christmas (1 day)
  • Entrance Fee:
    • Adult - 3,000 KRW (24 000 IDR)
    • Elementary, Middle, High School Students - 2,000 KRW (16 000 IDR)
    • Child (48 months old or Elder) - 1,000 KRW (8 000 IDR)
  • Free Entrance Fee for:
    • Senior Citizens (65 or older)
    • Person with Disabilities (must show his/her welfare card)
    • Child 48 months and younger