Museums and galleries in Daejeon

8 museums and galleries in Daejeon, from the big collections to small independent spaces.

Ranked with the travel guide's picks and well-known places first.

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Daedong Sky Park
대동하늘공원
It consists of Daedong Mural Village, Daedong Street Art Museum, Baegolsan Love Rock, Daedong Haneul Park Windmill, and Haneul Park Cafe.
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Daejeon Art Center
(대전창작센터) Daejeon Changjak Center
Small art gallery in old downtown showcasing modern art works of young artists. The exhibits rotate every 1-2 months exhibiting to an often unusual theme, individual pieces regularly are quite involved, taking up an entire room.
Free
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Daejeon Currency Museum
화폐박물관 Hoapyebak Mulgwan
Historical currencies of Korea up to the modern day, including those of the DPRK (North Korea).
Tue-Sun 10:00-17:00, 10:00-16:00 in winter, closed MondaysFree
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Daejeon Modern History Exhibition Hall
대전근현대사전시관
Along with viewing the building, you can see many events in modern and contemporary history of Daejeon and special exhibitions in various fields such as history, architecture, urban planning, design, and popular culture.
Closed · opens 10 am
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Daejeon Museum of Art
대전시립미술관
Daejeon's primary art facility, nestled between the Government Complex Daejeon, Hanbat Arboretum and the small Mannyeong-dong restaurant district. Has a spacious park filled with modern art sculptures out the front. A small stage out the front sometimes hosts free cultural performances on weekends.
10:00-19:00 (closed on Mon)
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Expo Park
대전엑스포 시민광장
Commemorate the Deajeon Expo held in 1993 and committed to understanding the role of science and technology. Closed every Monday. Entrance ₩2,500 per person. Parking for 100 cars, small ₩1,500-large ₩2,000. Image simulation hall, dome image hall, energy hall, electric energy hall, and science hall science/exhibition, science academy, robot class, handicraft class, body world, dinosaur festival, unification hall, Hanbit tower, scientist street, Aqua resort, Magic plaza, Gabcheon River, restaurant street, dining hall and tourist information centre. During the 1993 Deajeon Expo, a total ₩180 billion was invested. 108 countries participated and 14 million visitors attended.
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The Daejeon Museum of Art
An art museum established in 1998 and focused on the convergence of art and technology. Numerous exhibitions on contemporary art have been held here.
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National Science Museum
국립중앙과학관 Gungnip Jungang Gwahakgwan
Showcases both permanent and special exhibitions.
Tue-Sun 09:30-17:50, closed Mondays₩1,000 for exhibitions and another ₩1,000 for planetarium; half price for under-20s

Listings from the Wikivoyage guide to Daejeon (CC BY-SA 4.0).