Korean Studies Institute Confucian Culture Museum 한국국학진흥원 유교문화박물관
Andong · Dosan Seowon & Yekki Village · Museums & exhibits
Home to thousands of wooden printing blocks, this museum covers the book culture of Joseon scholars. The woodblocks were donated by clan houses and academies across the country, and they are inscribed in UNESCO's Memory of the World register. Galleries show how blocks were carved, inked and printed, and place the objects in the context of a scholar's life from childhood study to office or country retreat.
Displays use real objects and videos, which makes the content easier to follow. Allow about an hour. It is closed on Mondays, and entry is low-cost.
Ask about English guides.
It is on the hill above Yekki Village, about 35 minutes by car from the old town. (Show a driver: 한국국학진흥원)
Show this Korean name to your taxi driver or match it to signs: 한국국학진흥원 유교문화박물관
- Best time to visit
- Weekday mornings, before the village fills up.
- Pair it with
- Yekki Village and Andong Lake Seonseong Floating Walkway are a short walk away.
- Great for
- Parents, Solo travelers
- Local tip
- A museum of Confucian woodblocks and scholar life, beside Yekki Village. The collection is on the UNESCO Memory of the World list; admission is low and it closes Mondays; ask about English guides.