The Three Revolutions Exhibition () is a
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 ...
located in
North Korea
North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders China and Russia to the north at the Yalu River, Yalu (Amnok) an ...
. The exhibition primarily showcases the three revolutions of
Kim Il Sung
Kim Il Sung (born Kim Song Ju; 15 April 1912 – 8 July 1994) was a North Korean politician and the founder of North Korea, which he led as its first Supreme Leader (North Korean title), supreme leader from North Korea#Founding, its establishm ...
: ideological, technical, and cultural.
It is in the Ryonmot-dong area, and its grounds showcase the accomplishments of ''
Juche
''Juche'', officially the ''Juche'' idea, is a component of Ideology of the Workers' Party of Korea#Kimilsungism–Kimjongilism, Kimilsungism–Kimjongilism, the state ideology of North Korea and the official ideology of the Workers' Party o ...
'' ideological education, industrial development and agricultural improvement.
[Democratic People's Republic of Korea - Museums]
() The central building has a shape resembling a spherical planet with rings, similar to the planet of
Saturn
Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun and the second largest in the Solar System, after Jupiter. It is a gas giant, with an average radius of about 9 times that of Earth. It has an eighth the average density of Earth, but is over 95 tim ...
. The dome itself also houses a planetarium. In the complex, there are six exhibits which detail North Korea's advances in electronics,
heavy industry
Heavy industry is an industry that involves one or more characteristics such as large and heavy products; large and heavy equipment and facilities (such as heavy equipment, large machine tools, huge buildings and large-scale infrastructure); o ...
, agriculture, class education, and technology.
There is also an outdoor display of vehicles produced in North Korea.
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History
The museum was first established as a non-permanent Industrial and Agricultural Exhibition between 1946 and 1956, then improved to be the current Three Revolutions Exhibition in 1983. Further renovations took place in 1993, when the museum was enlarged.
See also
* List of museums in North Korea
This is a list of museums in North Korea.
List
*International Friendship Exhibition
* Kimilsungia and Kimjongilia Exhibition Hall
* Goryo History Museum
* Korea Stamp Museum
* Korean Art Gallery
*Korean Central History Museum
* Korean Folklore ...
* Pyongyang
Pyongyang () is the Capital city, capital and largest city of North Korea, where it is sometimes labeled as the "Capital of the Revolution" (). Pyongyang is located on the Taedong River about upstream from its mouth on the Yellow Sea. Accordi ...
References
External links
''The Three-Revolution Exhibition'' picture album
at Naenara
Naenara () is the official web portal of the North Korean government.
History
Naenara was the first website in North Korea, and was created in 1996.
Usage
Naenara carries publications such as '' The Pyongyang Times'', ' magazine, '' Korea ...
Museums in Pyongyang
1946 establishments in Korea
Museums established in 1983
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