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한국가사문학관
가사문학 관련 문화유산의 전승, 보전과 현대적 계승, 발전을 위하여 2000년 10월 완공. 1만 6,556㎡의 부지에 2,022㎡ 규모의 한옥형 본관과 기획전시실(갤러리), 자미정, 세심정, 토산품전시장, 전통찻집 등의 부대시설을 갖추고 있음
Why go
Korea Gasa Literature Museum is a public institutional museum in Damyang, Jeollanam-do, dedicated to gasa — a major Korean classical poetry-and-prose form that flourished particularly during the Joseon period as a long-form lyrical narrative typically set to music or chant. Damyang has historical significance as the home region of several major Joseon-era gasa poets including Song Sun (Myeonangjeong) and Jeong Cheol (Songgang), whose works remain foundational to Korean literary tradition. The museum walks visitors through the history of gasa as a literary form, the major Korean gasa poets and their works, the technical-and-aesthetic aspects of gasa composition, and the broader Korean classical-literary context. Period documents, archival materials, and interpretive panels anchor the museum.
Quick highlights
- Public institutional museum in Damyang dedicated to gasa literature
- Major Korean classical poetry-and-prose form from Joseon period
- Damyang — home region of poets Song Sun and Jeong Cheol (Songgang)
- History of gasa as a literary form
- Period documents, archival materials, interpretive panels