Korean Central History Museum

The Korean Central History Museum is a located in , . The museum is located at the north end of Kim Il-sung Square. It contains displays on Korean history from primitive society to the modern age.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum in Pyongyang
  • Also known as: “Central Museum of Korean History” and “State Central History Museum”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kim Il Sung Square and Korean Art Museum.

Square
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is a large city square in the Central District of , North Korea, and is named after the country's founding leader, Kim Il Sung. is situated 110 metres west of Korean Central History Museum.

Museum
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The Korean Art Gallery is an art museum situated on the south side of Kim Il-sung Square in , , , which opened in 1948. The building is 4 stories tall with 22 display rooms, an exhibition hall, a room for preservation of works and an artworks study room that exhibits a wide range of art, including oil painting, print, sculpture and industrial arts. is situated 170 metres south of Korean Central History Museum.

Museum
The Korean Folklore Museum is a in , located north of the Korean Central History Museum next to the Taedong Gate in . It was opened in February 1956. is situated 160 metres north of Korean Central History Museum.

Korean Central History Museum

Latitude
39.02008° or 39° 1′ 12″ north
Longitude
125.75456° or 125° 45′ 16″ east
Open location code
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Open­Street­Map ID
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q5047540
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Korean Central History Museum” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “متحف تاريخ كوريا الوسطى”
  • Azerbaijani: “Koreya Mərkəzi Tarix Muzeyi”
  • Bulgarian: “Корейски централен исторически музей”
  • Chinese: “国立中央历史博物馆”
  • Chinese: “朝鮮中央歷史博物館”
  • Chinese: “朝鲜中央历史博物馆”
  • Esperanto: “Historia Muzeo (Pjongjango)”
  • Esperanto: “Historia Muzeo”
  • French: “musée central d’histoire de Corée”
  • French: “Musée central d’histoire de Corée”
  • French: “Musée central d’histoire de la Corée”
  • German: “Historisches Museum in Pjöngjang”
  • German: “Historisches Museum”
  • Japanese: “朝鮮中央歴史博物館”
  • Korean: “조선중앙력사박물관”
  • Russian: “Центральный исторический музей Кореи”
  • Scots: “History Museum”
  • Turkish: “Kore Merkezi Tarih Müzesi”
  • Turkish: “Kore Merkezî Tarih Müzesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Корейський центральний історичний музей”
  • Vietnamese: “Bảo tàng Lịch sử Trung ương Triều Tiên”
  • Wu Chinese: “朝鲜中央历史博物馆”
  • Yue Chinese: “朝鮮中央歷史博物館”

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Highlights include Taedongmun Park and Foreign Language Bookstore.

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