Busan

Yeongdo Haenyeo Culture Exhibition Hall

The Yeongdo Haenyeo Culture Exhibition Hall preserves the history and legacy of haenyeo—female divers who have practiced breath-hold diving for generations around Yeongdo Island. The exhibition showcases traditional diving equipment, archival photographs, and personal artifacts documenting their lives and work. Visitors learn about the haenyeo's role in Korea's maritime heritage and their resilience in sustaining this unique profession. The hall offers cultural insight into one of Korea's oldest occupational communities and their contributions to coastal communities.