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Yanggu Porcelain Museum (양구백자박물관)

Yanggu Porcelain Museum (양구백자박물관) · © KTO · KOGL Type 3

Gangwon

Yanggu Porcelain Museum

Yanggu Porcelain Museum (formerly Bangsan Porcelain Museum) exhibits white porcelain from the Bangsan area, along with its collection and tools.

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Why go

Yanggu Porcelain Museum (formerly Bangsan Porcelain Museum) exhibits white porcelain from the Bangsan area, along with its collection and tools. There are also various visual aids that help understand the history of porcelain in the Bangsan area. The experience room is equipped with electric kilns, gas kilns, and firewood kilns, and is a facility for both outdoor and indoor experiences. Here, visitors can experience the entire process of making clay, molding, and baking it in a kiln. Bangsan-myeon, Yanggu was already well-known for pottery production since the Goryeo dynasty. During the Joseon dynasty, raw materials were supplied to the Gwangju branch in Gyeonggi-do, and here the technology and aesthetics spread to Gwangju. Official location: 5182, Pyeonghwa-ro, Yanggu-gun, Gangwon-do. Visiting hours: 09:00-18:00 * Last admission 30 min before closing. Closure information: Mondays (open when Monday is a public holiday), New Year's Day, morning on the day of Seollal (Lunar New Year's Day) & Chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving day) * Always open during exhibition period.. Parking: Available. Admission information: Free * Fees vary by program, check the official website for details. Information contact: • 1330 Travel Hotline: +82-2-1330 (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese) • For more info: +82-33-480-7237. Plan this visit using the official information above as the baseline. Operating hours, admission conditions, programs, access rules, and parking arrangements can change after this review, so confirm the latest notice on the linked official website before departure. This is especially important when a visit depends on a particular exhibition, guided program, seasonal activity, reservation, or accessibility service. Yanggu Porcelain Museum (양구백자박물관) is presented here as a destination rather than as a commercial listing. The description focuses on the setting and visitor experience documented by the Korea Tourism Organization. Respect residential, religious, ecological, and cultural-property rules where they apply, and use the official contact for questions that affect access or safety.

Quick highlights

  • Public museum on Joseon-era Yanggu white porcelain (baekja)
  • Yanggu kilns produced royal court porcelain for 500+ years
  • Longest-active royal-quality kiln site in Joseon history
  • Original pieces, archaeological material, reconstruction kilns
  • Pair with Yanggu Prehistory Museum

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Where is Yanggu Porcelain Museum located?

5182, Pyeonghwa-ro, Yanggu-gun, Gangwon-do

What are Yanggu Porcelain Museum's opening hours?

09:00-18:00 * Last admission 30 min before closing

Is there an admission fee?

Free * Fees vary by program, check the official website for details