Korean Gasa Literature Museum 한국가사문학관
Damyang · Soswaewon, Sigyeongjeong & Gasa Literature District · Museums & exhibits
This museum explains Gasa, a form of Joseon-era verse often linked to the pavilion culture of the area, through exhibits and video. Writers such as Song Sun and Jeong Cheol are presented along with their works and the places they lived. It is useful as background before you visit Soswaewon and the pavilions, since otherwise the buildings can look like simple wooden structures.
Admission is reported to be free. Exhibits are mainly in Korean, but the building is air conditioned and makes a good break in hot or rainy weather. Plan an hour.
Exhibits and hours may change, so check beforehand. The pavilions and garden are only a short walk away.
By car about 25 minutes from Damyang town; park in the Gasa Literature district lot. It is a few minutes' walk from the garden. (Show a driver: 한국가사문학관)
Show this Korean name to your taxi driver or match it to signs: 한국가사문학관
- Best time to visit
- Rainy or very hot days, as an indoor break; open it before visiting the pavilions.
- Pair it with
- Soswaewon Garden and Sigyeongjeong Pavilion are a short walk, and Haetsal Bureuneun Baramsori is a cafe close by.
- Great for
- Parents
- Local tip
- A free museum introducing Gasa poetry and its authors through displays and video. A good primer before the pavilions.