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Museum in Gyeongju, South Korea
K Pop Museum
Museum exterior (2017)
EstablishedApril 25, 2015 (2015-04-25)
Location9 Expo-ro, Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea
Coordinates35°50′24″N 129°17′21″E / 35.839987°N 129.289136°E / 35.839987; 129.289136
TypeK-pop museum
Collection size70,000
DirectorYoo Chung-Hee
Nearest parkingOn site
Websitekpopmuseum.com/eng/ (in English)
Korean name
Hangul한국대중음악박물관
Hanja韓國大衆音樂博物館
Revised RomanizationHangung daejungeumang bangmulgwan
McCune–ReischauerHan'gung taejungŭmang pangmulgwan

The K Pop Museum (Korean: 한국대중음악박물관) is a private Korean popular music (K-pop) museum in Bomun Lake Resort, Gyeongju, South Korea. It opened on April 25, 2015 and claims to be the first K-pop museum in Korea.

Its exhibits cover the history of modern Korean music from the early 1900s, during the Korean Empire period, until the present. It has a total floor space of 1,090 square meters (11,700 sq ft), and has three floors of exhibits, a floor for an auditorium and cafe, and a parking lot. It has a collection of 70,000 items and also has an outdoor stage.

References

  1. ^ "About us". kpopmuseum.com. Retrieved 2023-09-11.
  2. ^ "KPOP Museum to open on Saturday". The Korea Times. 2015-04-19. Retrieved 2023-09-11.
  3. ^ "History of Korean Music Under One Roof, the K-pop Museum". Korean Culture and Information Service (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-09-11.
  4. "Facility". kpopmuseum.com. Retrieved 2023-09-11.
  5. "한국대중음악박물관 (경주) > 상세 | 명소 | 열린관광 모두의 여행". access.visitkorea.or.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-09-11.
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