You can see the National Treasure Self-Portrait of Yun Du-seo and the Treasure Haenam Yun Family Heirloom Album of Old Paintings, among others. It first opened in 2010 as a relics exhibition hall and reopened under its current name in August 2023. It also runs tea ceremony and printmaking activities and classics lectures. Viewing hours are 09:00–18:00 (last entry 17:30), and it is closed every Monday. Admission and parking are free.
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Gosan Yun Seon-do Museum Today
Worked out per date
Nov 4 (Wed)
Open · 09:00–18:00
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Last entry 17:30
Closures without a date (public and lunar holidays) are not marked on the dates.
Sources: Hours and closed days: Korea Tourism Organization
Gosan Yun Seon-do Museum before you go
Hours
09:00–18:00 (last entry 17:30)
Closed days
Every Monday / other days designated by the county governor
Gosan Yun Seon-do Museum: an exhibition tracing 500 years of the Eochoeun-gong branch
The exhibition shows, in order, the daily life, scholarship, and art of the Eochoeun-gong branch of the Haenam Yun family. The family settled in Baengnyeon-dong, Haenam, and has continued in the same place for more than 500 years. The exhibition also covers the family's exchanges with many writers and artists of their time. The central figures are Gosan Yun Seon-do, a civil official of the Joseon dynasty, and Gongjae Yun Du-seo, who pursued practical learning and opened a new world of painting.
Gosan Yun Seon-do Museum: two Treasure documents beside the self-portrait
Besides the National Treasure Self-Portrait of Yun Du-seo and the Haenam Yun Family Heirloom Album of Old Paintings, documents designated as Treasures are also on display. They are the Documents Related to the Handwriting of Yun Gosan and the Slave Document of the 14th Year of Zhizheng. Besides tea ceremony and printmaking activities and classics lectures, traditional folk game activities are also held as humanities programs.
Gosan Yun Seon-do Museum: walking on to Nogudang and the torreya forest
The museum is right next to the Nogudang area, the head house of the Haenam Yun family. You can tour the 600-year-old house along with Eochoeun Shrine, Gosan Shrine and Chuwondang Hall in one visit. Halfway up Deogeumsan Mountain behind it is a torreya forest, a Natural Monument created about 500 years ago. After seeing the old house, you can walk on along the forest path.
Source: Korea Tourism Organization TourAPI
Gosan Yun Seon-do Museum FAQ
What are the main relics at Gosan Yun Seon-do Museum?
It has the National Treasure Self-Portrait of Gongjae Yun Du-seo. Treasures on display include the Slave Document of the 14th Year of Zhizheng, the Documents Related to the Handwriting of Yun Gosan and the Haenam Yun Family Heirloom Album of Old Paintings.
What are the visiting hours of Gosan Yun Seon-do Museum?
It is open 09:00–18:00, and the last entry is 17:30. It is closed every Monday and on days designated by the county governor.
Does Gosan Yun Seon-do Museum run activity programs?
It runs tea ceremony and printmaking activities, traditional folk games, and classics lectures.
Source: Korea Tourism Organization TourAPI
Gosan Yun Seon-do Museum sources
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Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 1, KOGL Type 3 (no changes allowed)
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