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North Korea Peace Museum

The North Korea Peace Museum is in the building constructed to house the signing of the Korean War Armistice Agreement on 27 July 1953. It is located in the former village of Panmunjeom in , North Korea.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum in North Korea
  • Also known as: “Museum of Korean Peace”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bridge of No Return and Joint Security Area.

Bridge
Photo: Filzstift, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Located in the , the so-called "Bridge of No Return" crosses the Military Demarcation Line between and . is situated 1 km southeast of North Korea Peace Museum.

Military installation
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The is the only portion of the where and forces stand face-to-face. The JSA is used by the two Koreas for diplomatic engagements and, until March 1991, was also the site of military negotiations between North Korea and the United Nations Command. is situated 1 km southeast of North Korea Peace Museum.

Building
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The is a venue for peace talks between North and South Korea. The building is situated in the on the south side of the Military Demarcation Line bisecting the area. is situated 1¼ km southeast of North Korea Peace Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Panmunjeom and Kijong-dong.

Photo: Kok Leng Yeo, CC BY 2.0.
, also P'anmunjŏm, is on the demarcation line between and . It is a living relic of the Cold War era. It can only be visited on an organized tour.

Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Kijŏng-dong, Kijŏngdong, Kijŏng tong or Kaepoong is reportedly a Potemkin village in P'yŏnghwa-ri, Panmun-guyok, , . It is situated in the North's half of the .

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a in close to the North Korean border. It lies within the . The village is about 1.6 kilometres south of the , and 12 km from the city of , North Korea. is situated 2½ km southeast of North Korea Peace Museum.

North Korea Peace Museum

Latitude
37.96132° or 37° 57′ 41″ north
Longitude
126.66419° or 126° 39′ 51″ east
Open location code
8Q98XM67+GM
Open­Street­Map ID
way 195877887
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q2157814
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Ukrainian—“North Korea Peace Museum” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Հյուսիսային Կորեայի խաղաղության թանգարան”
  • Azerbaijani: “Şimali Koreya Sülh Muzeyi”
  • Catalan: “Museu de la Pau de Corea del Nord”
  • Chinese: “朝鮮民主主義人民共和國和平博物館”
  • Chinese: “朝鲜和平博物馆”
  • Czech: “Severokorejské muzeum míru”
  • Dutch: “Noord-Koreaans Vredesmuseum”
  • Esperanto: “Pacmuzeo de la Demokratia Popola Respubliko Koreio”
  • French: “musée de la paix de Corée du Nord”
  • French: “Musée de la paix de Corée du Nord”
  • Georgian: “ჩრდილოეთ კორეის მშვიდობის მუზეუმი”
  • Hebrew: “מוזיאון השלום (קוריאה הצפונית)”
  • Hebrew: “מוזיאון השלום”
  • Japanese: “朝鮮民主主義人民共和国平和博物館”
  • Korean: “조선민주주의인민공화국 평화박물관”
  • Korean: “평화박물관”
  • Spanish: “Museo de la paz de Corea del Norte”
  • Ukrainian: “Музей миру Північної Кореї”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Armistice Signing Museum and 올챙이숲.

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