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Korean Revolution Museum

Coordinates: 39°1′56.42″N 125°45′7.38″E / 39.0323389°N 125.7520500°E / 39.0323389; 125.7520500
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Korean Revolution Museum
조선혁명박물관
Main entrance of the museum on Mansudae Hill
Map
Established1 August 1948 (1948-08-01)
LocationPyongyang, North Korea
Coordinates39°1′56.42″N 125°45′7.38″E / 39.0323389°N 125.7520500°E / 39.0323389; 125.7520500
TypeHistory museum
Visitors27 million since 1948[1]
Public transit access   Chǒllima: T'ongil

The Korean Revolution Museum (Korean: 조선혁명박물관), located in Pyongyang, North Korea,[2] was founded on August 1, 1948 and holds a large exhibition of items related to Kim Il-sung and the Korean revolutionary movement. It is situated behind the Mansu Hill Grand Monument and is adjacent to the Mansudae Assembly Hall, seat of the Supreme People's Assembly, the North Korean legislature.

The Korean Revolution Museum encompass the period between 1860 and the present day, including the anti-Japanese resistance, the Korean War and the period of socialist construction. It has 90 rooms which hold items related to Kim Il-sung and his associates, Korean reunification, the Korean diaspora, and various historical battles. Since its establishment, it has had 27 million visitors from North Korea and abroad.[1] At 240,000 square metres, it is also one of the largest structures in the world.[3] The museum underwent major renovations which were completed in 2017.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Korean Revolution Museum". Korean Central News Agency. 2 August 2008. Archived from the original on 12 October 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
  2. ^ Democratic People's Republic of Korea - Museums (Archived April 3, 2013, at WebCite)
  3. ^ "Architecture and city planning". Library of Congress Country Studies. 1993. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
  4. ^ "KJU Visits Korean Revolution Museum". North Korea Leadership Watch. 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2018.

Further reading

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Korean Revolution Museum.
  • Han, Pon Jo, ed. (2008). Korean Revolution Museum: On the Occasion of the 60th Anniversary of Its Inauguration. Pyongyang: DPRK. OCLC 1142363264.
  • The Korean Revolution Museum. Vol. 1. Tokyo: Miraisha. 1975. OCLC 988157234.
  • The Korean Revolution Museum. Vol. 2. Tokyo: Miraisha. 1975. OCLC 988157235.
  • The Korean Revolution Museum. Pyongyang: Foreign Languages Publishing House. 1978. OCLC 246117913.


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