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진주목공예전수관

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Gyeongsangnam-do

진주목공예전수관

경남무형유산을 비롯하여 소목장의 고장으로 명석면에 위치하고 있으며 역사와 전통이 있는 진주소목의 가치를 알리고자 자체개발한 일일체험과 다양하고 전문적인 주ㆍ야간 목공 교육프로그램 및 전시실 운영으로 진주의 우수한 목공예 문화를 발전 계승한다.

ROOTIconic stop curated by Korea Tourism Organization

Why go

Jinju Wood-Craft Transmission Center is a public craft center in Jinju, Gyeongsangnam-do, set up to teach and preserve traditional Korean wood-craft techniques — including the hand-tool-based joinery, lacquer-finish, and inlay traditions associated with the southern Gyeongsang region. The center combines an open workshop space where master artisans work in residence, a small exhibition hall displaying both historic Joseon-era pieces and contemporary craft works by resident artisans, and a public-classroom program that runs short workshops for general visitors on basic woodworking, small-box making, and inlay decoration. The center sits inside Jinju's broader cultural-craft promotion network and is best treated as a 60-minute craft-focused stop on a wider Jinju cultural day, ideally bundled with the Jinju Castle and Nam River walking circuit.

Quick highlights

  • Public craft center for traditional Korean wood-craft in Jinju
  • Hand-tool joinery, lacquer-finish, and inlay traditions
  • Open workshop with resident master artisans
  • Exhibition of Joseon-era pieces and contemporary craft work
  • Public workshops on woodworking, small-box making, inlay

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