Korean Revolution Museum

Korean Revolution Museum

조선혁명박물관
Main entrance of the museum on Mansudae Hill
Established	1 August 1948 (1948-08-01)
Location	Pyongyang, North Korea
Coordinates	39°1′56.42″N 125°45′7.38″E
Type	History museum
Visitors	27 million since 1948[1]
Public transit access	Chŏllima: T'ongil

The Korean Revolution Museum (Korean: 조선혁명박물관), located in Pyongyang, North Korea,[2] was founded on August 1, 1948, and holds a large exhibition of items related to Kim Il Sung and the Korean revolutionary movement. It is situated behind the Mansu Hill Grand Monument and is adjacent to the Mansudae Assembly Hall, seat of the Supreme People's Assembly, the North Korean legislature.

The Korean Revolution Museum encompasses the period between 1860 and the present day, including the anti-Japanese resistance, the Korean War and the period of socialist construction. It has 90 rooms which hold items related to Kim Il Sung and his associates, Korean reunification, the Korean diaspora, and various historical battles. Since its establishment, it has had 27 million visitors from North Korea and abroad.[1] At 240,000 square metres, it is also one of the largest structures in the world.[3] The museum underwent major renovations which were completed in 2017.[4] A new exhibition hall was opened in 2022 to mark the 10th anniversary of Kim Jong Un's rise to power.[5]

See also

• List of museums in North Korea

References

1. "Korean Revolution Museum". Korean Central News Agency. 2 August 2008. Archived from the original on 12 October 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
2. Democratic People's Republic of Korea - Museums (Archived April 3, 2013, at the Wayback Machine)
3. "Architecture and city planning". Library of Congress Country Studies. 1993. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
4. "KJU Visits Korean Revolution Museum". North Korea Leadership Watch. 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
5. "N. Korea opens new exhibition hall to mark 10th anniv. Of Kim's leadership". 11 April 2022.

Further reading

• Han, Pon Jo, ed. (2008). Korean Revolution Museum: On the Occasion of the 60th Anniversary of Its Inauguration. Pyongyang: DPRK. OCLC 1142363264.
• The Korean Revolution Museum. Vol. 1. Tokyo: Miraisha. 1975. OCLC 988157234.
• The Korean Revolution Museum. Vol. 2. Tokyo: Miraisha. 1975. OCLC 988157235.
• The Korean Revolution Museum. Pyongyang: Foreign Languages Publishing House. 1978. OCLC 246117913.