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Royal Portrait Museum (어진박물관)

Royal Portrait Museum (어진박물관)

1.4Km    19472     2024-04-07

44, Taejo-ro, Wansan-gu, Jeonju-si, Jeonbuk-do
+82- 63-231-0090

Opened on November 6, 2010, the Royal Portrait Museum is one of the newest attractions of Jeonju, located within the Gyeonggijeon Shrine. Royal Portrait Museum is a valuable museum as a new tourism resource of Jeonju as well as Gyeonggijeon Shrine and the Portrait of King Taejo, as well as other various high-class exhibitions to preserve, manage, and enhance the glorious cultural assets of Joseon royal family. The museum is comprised of one above-ground level and one underground level with an area of 1,193.71 square meters. The Portrait of King Taejo and six other king’s portraits (Portrait of King Sejong, King Yeongjo, King Jeongjo, King Cheoljong, King Gojong, and King Sunjong) are exhibited on the first floor. The portraits are preserved in temperature- and humidity-controlled cases. In addition, the museum houses History Hall, Palanquin Hall, a planned exhibition hall, resting area, management office and storage room for relics. Palanquin Hall exhibits Hyangjeong (Palanquin for Incense Burner and Case), Sinyeon (Palanquin for Royal Portrait and Palanquin for Mortuary Tablet), Chaeyeo (Palanquin for High Officials), Gagyo (Palanquin for Ritual Items) featuring Korea’s sole preserved palanquin. History Hall houses approximately 80 relices related to Gyeonggijeon Shrine and Jogyeong Shrine, ancestral ritual ceremony, building, and others relics. Since the museum's opening, it makes continual efforts to become a central place for Jeonju residents to fulfill their cultural feelings. The museum operates various program like exploring famous historic sites in Gyeonggijeon Shrine, hands-on programs such as a guard experience to protect the shrine, and duplicating Gyeonggijeon Shrine’s relics using traditional portrait-making techniques.

Jeonju Crafts Exhibition Hall (전주공예품전시관)

Jeonju Crafts Exhibition Hall (전주공예품전시관)

1.4Km    21607     2024-05-28

15 Taejo-ro, Wansan-gu, Jeonju-si, Jeonbuk-do
+82-63-281-1610

Jeonju Crafts Exhibition Hall promotes the beauty of traditional Korean crafts, and is made up of a Craft Hall, Special Exhibition Hall, and Experience Hall, Visitors can see traditional art works from master artisans as well as creative works from up-and-coming artists and designers. Visitors can also create their own handcrafted items in one of their many programs.

Song Song Gong Jak So - Jeonju Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (송송공작소 전주점)

1.4Km    0     2024-04-22

21, Eunhaeng-ro, Wansan-gu, Jeonju-si, Jeollabuk-do

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Ggol - Jeonju Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (꼴 전주점)

1.4Km    0     2024-04-19

21, Eunhaeng-ro, Wansan-gu, Jeonju-si, Jeollabuk-do

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Jeonju Nanjang (전주난장)

Jeonju Nanjang (전주난장)

1.4Km    0     2024-04-06

33-20 Dongmun-gil, Wansan-gu, Jeonju-si, Jeonbuk-do

Jeonju Nanjang is a theme park style museum with over 25 years of materials for an attraction within Jeonju Hanok Village perfect for photo shoot and experience programs. There are more than 70 theme zones as well as a water well that is over 110 years old. Visitors can enjoy the retro feel as they roam around a museum filled with history. 

Inyeon Hanok (인연)

Inyeon Hanok (인연)

1.5Km    4407     2024-07-01

36 , Hanji-gil, Wansan-gu, Jeonju-si, Jeonbuk-do
+82-10-2911-9349

Inyeon is a hanok stay positioned near the public parking lot in Jeonju Hanok Village, Jeollabuk-do - a little away from the bustling main streets and so a quiet place to stop. (The name Inyeon means ‘a special relationship’.) As well as bathrooms and AC, all guestrooms have bare-beam ceilings, lacquered hanji flooring and traditional household items evoking old-time village life. In the yard stands a 200-year-old pomegranate tree and a table made of reclaimed wood where visitors can rest. Free traditional games such as Yutnori and Jegichagi are provided. 

Gyeonggijeon Shrine (경기전)

Gyeonggijeon Shrine (경기전)

1.5Km    55858     2024-05-27

44 Taejo-ro, Wansan-gu, Jeonju-si, Jeonbuk-do
+82-63-281-2790

A registered Historic Site, Gyeonggijeon Shrine was erected in 1410 and holds the portrait of King Tae-jo, the founder of the Joseon dynasty. The shrine was originally given the name Eoyongjeon, but was changed to its current name in 1442, the 24th year of King Sejong the Great. The structure was partially destroyed during the Imjin War (1592-1598), and was restored in 1614.

Jeonju Hanok Village [Slow City] (전북 전주 한옥마을 [슬로시티])

Jeonju Hanok Village [Slow City] (전북 전주 한옥마을 [슬로시티])

1.5Km    280676     2024-05-27

99 Girin-daero, Wansan-gu, Jeonju-si, Jeonbuk-do
+82-63-282-1330

Jeonju Hanok Village is comprised of some 700 beautiful hanok buildings, and is Korea's largest, and only urban, traditional hanok village. The village started in the early 1900s around the areas of Gyeonggijeon Shrine, Omokdae, and Jeonjuhyanggyo Confusian Academy - all important cultural heritages. To experience what hanok is like, visitors can either book a hanok accommodation or visit the Hanok Life Experience Hall.

PoongNamheon (풍남헌)

PoongNamheon (풍남헌)

1.5Km    8159     2024-08-05

35 , Eunhaeng-ro, Wansan-gu, Jeonju-si, Jeonbuk-do
+82-63-286-7673, +82-10-2757-7673

Pungnamheon is a hanok stay in a traditional nobleman's house in Jeonju, Jeollabuk-do. Next to the house stands a 600-year-old ginkgo tree, the guardian spirit of Jeonju Hanok Village. Two unusual features of this hanok is that there is no wood-floored hall or daecheong, and the toenmaru wooden porch is extra wide, and has a window. The floors are finished with laquered hanji (Korean paper), and the roof tiles were made in Goryeong. Old folding screens and Korean paintings complete the atmosphere of a traditional yangbang house. Guests have a chance to taste wild green tea gathered and made by the owner.

Dong Nak Won [Korea Quality] / 동락원 [한국관광 품질인증]

Dong Nak Won [Korea Quality] / 동락원 [한국관광 품질인증]

1.6Km    219     2024-04-07

33-6 , Eunhaeng-ro, Wansan-gu, Jeonju-si, Jeonbuk-do
+82-63-287-9300, +82-10-4951-9300

Dongnagwon is a hanok hotel in Jeonju Hanok Village, Jeollabuk-do. It was built as a memorial hall for the missionary William Junkin, who founded a school mission in Jeonju in 1895. Now refurbished as a hotel and venue for traditional performances, wedding ceremonies and seminars, visitors will find old-style interiors with antique furniture and folding screens. Guests can play traditional games in the yard, and there is a red clay room to relieve the fatigue of travel, free of charge. Mountain bikes can be borrowed to ride around the Hanok Village or on the banks of the Jeonjucheon Stream.