Seodaemun Museum of Natural History is a first public
museum
A museum is an institution dedicated to displaying or Preservation (library and archive), preserving culturally or scientifically significant objects. Many museums have exhibitions of these objects on public display, and some have private colle ...
of
natural history
Natural history is a domain of inquiry involving organisms, including animals, fungi, and plants, in their natural environment, leaning more towards observational than experimental methods of study. A person who studies natural history is cal ...
in
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t ...
, located in a metropolitan area,
Seodaemun-gu
Seodaemun District () is one of the 25 districts of Seoul, South Korea. It has a population of 313,814 (2010) and has a geographic area of 17.61 km2 (6.8 sq mi), and is divided into 14 '' dong'' (administrative neighborhoods). Seodaemun is lo ...
,
Seoul
Seoul, officially Seoul Special Metropolitan City, is the capital city, capital and largest city of South Korea. The broader Seoul Metropolitan Area, encompassing Seoul, Gyeonggi Province and Incheon, emerged as the world's List of cities b ...
. It was founded in 2003 and operated by Seodaemun-gu Administration. The purpose of the foundation is to preserve, to study, and to exhibit geological and biological records about the local environment.
Popular culture
Seodaemun Museum of Natural History was used as the main filming location in episode 84 of the
South Korean variety show Running Man filmed in 2012.
See also
*
List of museums in Seoul
There are over 100 museums in Seoul.
National museums
Municipal museums
Private museums
See also
*List of museums in South Korea
*List of tallest buildings in Seoul
* Architecture of South Korea
ReferencesKorean museum associationMuseums i ...
References
External links
Museum of Natural HistorySeodaemun Museum of Natural History on Google Cultural Institute
Seodaemun District
Museums in Seoul
Natural history museums in South Korea
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