Performances Hands-on Activities Permanent program Seasonal event NHV organizes Korean traditional customs events in accordance Midday busking Hanbok Try-on Namhakdang with the season. Please check the NHV website for schedules and contents. Schedule ┃ S e p. - Oct. Have fun wearing hanbok, the Korean Recreation Wed, Thu 12:20 ~ traditional costume. NHV recreated the Namhakdang New Year's Day (Lunar Jan. 1st) Place ┃ Cheonugak Pavillion Capture the moment by taking pic- which is one of the four the secondary Price ┃ Free tures wearing it yourself in the hanok education institution of Joseon Dynasty. New Years is the start of the year and the biggest holiday in Korea. village setting. People visited family and relatives and wished good fortune. Ipchun (Lunar Jan. 8th) Saturday performance Our melodies Saturday outing Onset of spring “Ipchun“ is an auspicious event that starts the spring season. Schedule ┃ Sep. - Oct. Sat 17:00 ~ Schedule ┃ Mar. - Oct. 10:30 ~ 17:00 Schedule ┃ Jul. - Dec. 11:00 ~ Place ┃ Cheonugak Pavillion Duration ┃ 1Hour Sat, Sun Daeboreum (Lunar Jan. 15th) Outdoor Stage Place ┃ Hanok Village Place ┃ Yun Taek-yeong's Jaesil Price ┃ Free Price ┃ 10,000 KRW Price ┃ Free Daeboreum is the first full moon of the New Year, the time when people plan and read their fortune for the whole year. This was the time to pray to the town patron saint. It was custom to crack nuts with one's teeth and eat “ogokbap” the five -"grain" rice. Taekwondo Traditional Culture Straw Craft The villagers played tug-of-war and “Jwibulnori.” Taekwondo demonstration team will Hands-On Activities Demonstration show off their breaking, form, group Man of letters traditionally used “four NHV creates various craft works Samjinnal (Lunar Mar. 3rd) dance. Come and appreciate the precious things of the study” brushes, using straw from rice stems. strong Taekwondo spirit. ink, paper, and inkstone. Come and Samjinnal is the day people went out into the fields to see the flower try the Four Gracious Plants / Hangul blossom and truly enjoy spring. People mixed plucked azalea and / Chinese calligraphy yourself. sticky rice flour to make “hwajeon”, pan-fried sweet rice cake with Schedule ┃ Jul. - Dec. 14:00 ~ 16:00 flower petals. Duration ┃ 30minutes Schedule ┃ May - Jun. Sep. - Oct. Place ┃ HanokVillage (Lunar May 5th) Fri, Sat, Sun Dano Price ┃ Four Gracious Plants 1st session 13:00 ~ Schedule ┃ Apr. - Oct. 10:00 ~ 16:00 2,000 KRW (Tue) Dano was considered the most vital day of the year. After the rice 2nd session 15:30 ~ Wed, Sun Hangul calligraphy planting people prayed for a good harvest, washed their hair with Place ┃ Cheonugak Pavillion 3,000 KRW (Wed) Place ┃ Wondumak Experience Outdoor Stage Chinese calligraphy Center water infused with sweet flags and ate marsh plant rice cakes. Price ┃ Free (02 - 6674-4303) 2,000 KRW (Thu) Price ┃ Free Chuseok (Lunar Aug. 15th) Friday performance Namsangol Vacation Namsangol Chuseok is the time of abundance. Traditionally Koreans prayed to Namsangol Art Masters the ancestors with freshly harvested crops and fruits and shared it You can take a nap inside a hanok, Night Excursion with their neighbors. Meet the traditional arts performers read a book and experience the daily Stroll around the midsummer summer life of our ancestors. from all over the country in a quiet night hanok village and enjoy Dongji (Dec. 22nd) hanok setting. this cultural walk. Dongji is the day with the shortest day light and the day with the longest night. It is custom to eat red bean porridge that was believed to chase away bad luck. Schedule ┃ Jul. - Sep. 11:00 ~ 17:00 Wed, Sat Duration ┃ 1Hour Place ┃ Hanok Village Schedule ┃ Aug. – Sep. Sat Namsangol Schedule ┃ Sep. Fri 19:30 ~ Price ┃ Napping, Place ┃ General Hanok Place ┃ Min Family's House Comic Book rental Village Area Evening Party Price ┃ 20,000 KRW 2,000 KRW Price ┃ Charges apply This is a customized cultural arts ▶ Performance guide ▶ Hands-on Program Guide ▶ experience program that you can For more Hands-on Experience enjoy within a traditional house. - Students (under 24 years old), Jung-gu residents, Namsangol Hands-on - Ticket must be purchased before 16:00 in order to participate in the and permanent program information Experience the performances, Activities participants, ArtPass holders, and hanbok wearers are eligible Hands-on Activities during operation time. Please contact us at 02-2261-0517 lectures, refreshments, and more. for a 50% discount. Discounts are also available for senior citizens (60+), - Groups of 10 or more can visit the NHV homepage and download the disabled, Men of national merit, and one accompanying person. booking application in the ‘Hands-on Program and Education’ section. Schedule ┃ Mar. - Nov. (For discount, evidential document is required. For group discounts please contact us.) Please submit the application via email in order to confirm your For more info ┃ 02-2261-0517 - Performance schedule, venue and discount information may change reservation. ([email protected]) depending on the situation.(02-2261-0500)
ENGLISH 1890 Namsangol Night Market Traditional culture and Opening 09:00 - 21:00 (Apr. - Oct.) art space of Seoul Hours 09:00 - 20:00 (Nov. - Mar.) Traditional Cultural Heritage Commentary Entrance Free Fee Namsangol Hanok Village Time Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
10:30 Closed Hanok Village, Gugakdang - Monday KOR KOR KOR KOR KOR KOR Days JPN JPN ENG ENG ENG ENG 12:00 Close 14:00 KOR KOR KOR KOR KOR KOR MAP ENG ENG JPN JPN ENG ENG 15:30 CHN CHN CHN CHN CHN JPN
Schedule ┃ approx. 40minutes For more info ┃ 02-2264-4412
We invite you to a market place during Traditional Wedding Ceremony Traditional wedding ceremonies are held in accordance with the time Korea experienced enlightenment. traditional noble's wedding protocol. It was a time period where the East meets the West. Catch a glimpse of the Hanyang downtown market scene during the late Joseon dynasty.
Direction Subway Get off at Chungmuro Station (Line 3 or 4). Five minutes' walk from exit 3 or 4
Bus Get off at Toegyero 3-ga-Hanok Village - Korea House Station 7011, 104, 105, 140, 421, 463, 507, 604, N16, 02, 05, 6001, 6015, 6021
Parking No parking space available. Please use public transportation.
Operators JUICE COMEFUNNY Inc. Performances T. 02-2261- 0500 | [email protected] Venue Rental T. 02-2261- 0511 | [email protected] Period ┃ Mar. – Nov. Weekends Sat & Sun Time ┃ 11:00, 13:00, 15:00 Festival & Activities T. 02-2261- 0517 | [email protected] Duration ┃ 1hour Wedding Ceremony T. 02-2263- 0854 | [email protected] Place ┃ Anchae (inner quarters) in the Min Family's House Price ┃ 900,000 KRW (Scheduled price raise in 2018) Marketing & Partnership T. 02-2261- 0517 | [email protected] For more info ┃ 02-2263-0854
- Available dates for the traditional wedding ceremonies can be found on the NHV website and weddings will take place only by reservation. 28, Toegye-ro34-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul 04626 Namsangol Hanok Village + Gugakdang (Traditional Theater) - This is not a reenactment but an actual wedding ceremony. www.hanokmaeul.or.kr | www.facebook.com/namsanhanokmaeul The traditional wedding ceremonies may be performed as silver/golden wedding (for 25th / 50th wedding anniversary), Remind Wedding and Schedule ┃ Jun. – Oct. (Sat) 17:00 ~ 22:00 other various purposes. - Admission to the wedding may be restricted depending on patrons' Place ┃ The General Namsangol Hanok Village area preference. Namsangol Hanok Village Namsangol Hanok Village Map Gwaneojeong Pavillion & Gwaneoji Pond The Namsangol Hanok Village consists of 5 hanoks, Gugakdang A square shaped pavilion with a straw roof and a pond with a (Traditional Theater), Traditional Garden and Seoul Millennium Time view of fish swimming. Capsule Square. It is a place full of pleasure for those who seek traditional culture out. NHV presents a new value to tradition and suggests a contemporary living culture.
Mangbungnu Pavillion
This pavilion symbolizes the longing for the king overlooking the Geunjeongjeon the north foot of Gyeongbokgung Palace.
Pigeumjeong Pavillion A square shaped pavilion with a straw roof that signifies true friendship by opening up your heart to your friends.
Carpenter Yi Seung-eop's Housein Samgak-dong Time General Kim Choon-yeong's House in Samcheong-dong Capsule Seoul Millennium Time Capsule Cheonugak Pavillion, Cheonghakji Pond Hanok Min Family's House in Gwanhun-dong Yun Taek-yeong's Jaesil in Jegi-dong This was a summer vacation spot during the Joseon dynasty. Now it is a pavilion where many people can gather around. Yun Family's House in Ogin-dong Main gate Amenities Information map Gugakdang Ticket office, Information desk Gugakdang Traditional Garden Cafe & Shop 1890 Traditional Garden Management Office Cheongnyujeong Pavilion Gwaneojeong Pavillion & Gwaneoji Pond Hanok village office Traditional Mangbungnu Pavillion Cultural commentator office Garden Pigeumjeong Pavillion Wondumak Experience Center Cheonugak Pavillion Cheonghakji Pond
Min Family's House in Gwanhun-dong Hanok Gugakdang (Traditional Theater) Seoul Millennium Time Capsule This building which is presumed to be built in the 1870s is a part of Gugakdang (Traditional Theater) is a traditional Korean music special- In 1994, to mark Seoul's 600th anniversary as the capital of Korea, Hanok Village in Pil-dong on the northern foot of Namsan was a Min Yeong-hui (1852-1935) mansion. While relocating and remode- ized theatre with the goal of promoting traditional arts and sharing the 600 items thought to best represent the city were buried to be famous summer vacation spot during Joseon Dynasty with its ling the remaining inner quarters “anchae”, the opposite room which beauty of gugak. It was built in 2007 with a seating capacity of 300. opened on November 29, 2394, which will mark the city's 1,000th valley and Cheonugak Pavilion. It was also called Cheonghak-dong, was torn down, got restored. The sarangchae (guesthouse) and The building was constructed in a classical Korean architectural style. anniversary. The square is built in the shape of a meteorite crater, the place where the gods live, because of its beautiful scenery. byeoldangchae (separate house) was rebuilt. The house displays the It is optimized to deliver the natural sounds of gugak undistorted. symbolizing perpetuality, while the Time Capsule is made in the shape This place was Hanyang Top 5 picturesque sceneries along with uppermost class through some features, including the rare type of of the Bosingak Bell. parallel arrangement of the main room and the kitchen, and its spa- Samcheong-dong, Inwang-dong, Ssanggye-dong and Baegun-dong. cious wooden structure with two goju (interior columns). City of Seoul moved and restored five hanok houses of folklore Heritage that were scattered in the city and established Namsangol- Hanok Village on April 18th 1998. It is now a traditional culture and art space that can reexamine the lives of our ancestors.
Carpenter Yi Seung-eop's House in Samgak - dong
The house was built by master carpenter Yi Seung-eop in the 1860s, ▶ Key Facilities : Concert hall, rehearsal room, dressing room, waiting room, who participated in the reconstruction of Gyeongbokgung Palace from Gugak learning room 1865 to 1868. A special roofing technique was used for the anchae (in- 30-1, Gwanhun-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul, Relocated and Restored ner quarters), kitchen, and the main room, whose front and back roofs ▶ are different in length. The banisters and toenmaru (wooden porch) (National Folklore Cultural Heritage No 18) Gugak learning room all around the anchae depicts the convenient and practical beauty of This is an annex of Gugakdang (Traditional Theater) that can accom- classical architecture. This house clearly shows the Seoul residential Yun Taek-yeong's Jaesil in Jegi-dong modate variety of events such as small-scale traditional Korean music culture and construction techniques in late Joseon dynasty. and the courtyard performances, and traditional culture meetings. This house was established by Haepung Buwongun Yun Taek-yeong (Rental available) in 1907 when his daughter, Empress Sunjeonghyo, became the wife of Emperor Sunjong (1874-1926). The main purpose of this building was to provide a comfortable space for Emperor Sunjongduring his stay for ancestral rites. The house has form of 元 which is rare in Korea, where the family shrine is situated over ground, and the sa- rangchae and anchae are symmetrically built. Amenities
Cafe & Shop 1890 Taste the traditional drinks such as “yangtanguk” coffee with NHV se- lected beans roasted, tangerine peel tea, and ginseng tea. Enjoy the various snacks as well. From books, stationery, fashion items, jewelry, to daily necessities, you can purchase traditional Korean culture and ▶ 36-2, Samgak-dong, Jung-gu, Seoul (near the Cheonggyecheon Stream), Seoul crafts design products. Relocated and Restored (Seoul folklore Heritage No. 20)
General Kim Choon-yeong's House in Samcheong-dong ▶ 224, Jegi-dong, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, Relocated and Restored Traditional Garden (Seoul folklore Heritage No. 24) Built in the 1890s, this house belonged to Kim Choon-yeong, who NHV restored the damaged topography by growing native trees served as the General of the Five Commands during late Joseon. of Namsan and created a valley. The pond and pavilions were Though it takes the general style of a commoner’s house, the firewall Yun Family's House in Ogin-dong restored so that we too can appreciate what our ancestors used facing the street gives an elegant construction to the house. Also, to relish during their leisure time. we can see how hanok adapted to urban, populated surroundings This house is presumed to be built in the 1910s. It belonged to Yun through the main gate, which is curved instead of being straight, and Deok-yeong, the uncle of Empress Sunjeonghyo (1894-1966). The the efficient way of arranging each unit of the building. house is a replica, due to the original house being too fragile and damaged to be relocated. The spacious square-shaped anchae has Cheongnyujeong Pavilion a floored room that was used as a sarangchae, and the main gate at its side. The top of the anchae front column is decorated in an A hexagonal pavilion where you can hear the water flow Ikgong-style.
▶ 125-1, Samcheong-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul, Relocated and Restored (Seoul folklore Heritage No. 8) ▶ 47-133, Ogin-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul, Restored and Newly Built