National Museum of Korean History

The National Museum of Korean Contemporary History is dedicated to researching, preserving and exhibiting the modern and contemporary history of the Republic of Korea. The eight-storey building, covering an area of around 6,500 square metres, houses four permanent exhibitions. On display are 1,500 historical relics, including manuscripts by freedom fighter Ahn Jung-geun, the Declaration of Independence, memorabilia from war dead and Korea's first exported car, the Pony.

The museum building is located near Gyeongbok Palace in the former north building of the United States Agency for International Development. Built in 1950, the building was opened in December 2012 after three years of renovation. Its milky white glass façade made of low-iron, sandblasted LAMBERTS LINIT^®EcoGlass is the museum's trademark. In the dark, it is alternately backlit in colour, making it a highly visible eye-catcher.