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Date of Production / Date of Modification 2022.12.30 / 2023.01.11

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Seoul Urban Life Museum

Seoul Urban Life Museum 0 : The main entrance of the museum made out of glass doors
Seoul Urban Life Museum 1 : The museum lobby with a view of 1st and 2nd floor at once
Seoul Urban Life Museum 2 : An exhibition hall for children with several wooden tables and wall painting of different insects
Seoul Urban Life Museum 3 : Information desk of the children's exhibition written in
Seoul Urban Life Museum 4 : A large scale of briquette model for children's exhibition

Information on Seoul Danurim Accessible Tourism

No ticket office Entryway has high accessibility Elevator has high accessibility Accessible of restroom is slightly obstructed Parking facilities has high accessibility Family restrooms unavailable Infant nursing room available Stroller rental available Stroller storage unavailable

Basic Information

Overview

The Seoul Urban Life Museum, built on the site of the former Northern Legal Complex in Nowon-gu, exhibits daily life history of Seoul citizens after liberation. The permanent exhibition halls display photos and videos of the city landscape, showing the daily life of Seoul citizens and the transformation of the city from ruins after the Korean war to a developed city and global tourist destination.


Attractions

The main exhibits on the first floor are Brisa and Pony, popular car models in 1970s produced by Korean companies. For younger generations, these two cars are knowns through the movie <Taxi Driver> based on the May 18th Gwangju Democratization Movement. Early cell phones called Pippi (beepers) and bricks, drinks and old images of ramyeon are also on display. On the second and third floors, visitors can see the daily necessities and living sites of Seoul citizens right after the Korean War. The Detention Exhibition Hall in the annex has restored the appearance of the detention site in the past. The spaces for children, The Children's Experience Room and Ompang Playground, operated through pre-booking, are spaces to experience plays through the sensory and five senses.


Accessibility 

The entryway and main entrance are wide and flat with no steps or raised spots. There is a Korean braille information board and information desk near the entrance where wheelchairs and strollers can be rented. The interior space of the elevator is spacious and buttons for wheelchair users are installed. The female and male accessible restrooms are in the public restroom. There is a nursing room across from the 1st-floor bathroom. There is a diaper changing station in the nursing room and the accessible restroom. There are parking facilities for persons with disabilities that are easy to access. 


Tags
ChildrenExperience SeoulExhibition CarExhibition TaereungStation SeoulHistory FieldTrip Children-Friendly
Address

6, Dongil-ro 174-gil, Nowon-gu, Seoul (Gongneung-dong)

Telephone Number
(+82) 2-3399-2900
Website
WebSite language
Korean
Hours
Everyday 09:00 - 18:00 (Last admission: 17:30)
Closed
Closed Mondays, 1st of January
Usage Fees
Free
Available Amenities
  • Entryway/ Main entrance
    • Entryway/ Main entrance 0 : The entryway to the museum viewed from the right side
    • Entryway/ Main entrance 0 : Main entrance with glass doors
    • Entryway/ Main entrance 0 : The signboard of museum installed on the red brick road
    It is wide and flat with no steps so wheelchair users can conveniently enter and exit. Tactile paving is installed.
  • Information board/ Information desk
    • Information board/ Information desk 0 : Information desk with a transparent screen fence
    • Information board/ Information desk 0 : Korean tactile braille map board installed at the main entrance
    • Information board/ Information desk 0 : Neatly arranged strollers and wheelchairs for rental
    There is a Korean braille information board and information desk near the entrance. Wheelchairs and strollers can be rented.
  • Elevator
    • Elevator0 : The elevator with glass doors in the museum
    • Elevator0 : The elevator installed outside the museum
    Wheelchair users can conveniently use it.
  • Accessible restroom
    • Accessible restroom0 : Inside of the accessible restroom with toilet and diaper changing station facing each other
    • Accessible restroom0 : An emergency bell installed next to the toilet paper hanger
    • Accessible restroom0 : Unfolded diaper changing station in the restroom
    Wheelchair users can conveniently use it and diaper changing station is installed.
  • Parking facilities for persons with disabilities
    • Parking facilities for persons with disabilities0 : A parking for the persons with disabilities with hatched lines
    Wheelchair users can conveniently use it.
  • Nursing room
    • Nursing room0 : A nursing room with a single sofa seen through the open door
    • Nursing room0 : A spacious nursing room with nursing stalls, sofas, baby chairs, and a diaper changing station
    There are nursing stalls with curtains, a diaper changing station, a sink, a sofa, etc.
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Public Transportation

Address
6, Dongil-ro 174-gil, Nowon-gu, Seoul (Gongneung-dong)
Subway
Exit 4 of subway lines 6 and 7 Taereung station
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