The Korean Magazine Museum is a museum

Museum

A museum is an institution that cares for a collection of artifacts and other objects of scientific, artistic, cultural, or historical importance and makes them available for public viewing through exhibits that may be permanent or temporary. Most large museums are located in major cities...

 in the district of Yeouido

Yeouido-dong

Yeouido-dong is a dong, neighbourhood of Yeongdeungpo-gu in Seoul, South Korea.-Attractions:*National Assembly of South Korea*MBC*KBS*63 Building*Yeouido*Yeouido Park-Economy:...

 in Seoul

Seoul

Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...

, South Korea

South Korea

The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...

. It was established on March 21, 2002 to promote Korean magazines in the competitive global arena. The museum consists of three underground floors and seven upperground floors for a total floor space of 1703 pyeong

Pyeong

A pyeong is a unit of measurement in Korea equal to square metres . The similar unit of measurement in Japan is the tsubo...

(app. 5,623 m²). Admission is free with opening hours from Monday to Saturday (10:00-18:00). The museum is closed on Sundays and national holidays.

Facilities

• Magazine exhibition space (exhibit of modern magazines)
• Magazine museum (exhibit of rare magazines)
• Internet zone
• Reading space
• Storage

Location and Transportation

Situated near Yeouido Station

Yeouido Station

Yeouido Station is a subway station on Line 5 and Line 9 on the Seoul Subway system. It is one of the stations to serve the eponymous island of Yeouido, one of the great financial hubs of Seoul. The large Yeouido Park is close to this station...

 of Line 5

Seoul Subway Line 5

Seoul Subway Line 5 of the Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation, dubbed the purple line, is a long line crossing from the west to the east across the Seoul National Capital Area, South Korea...

 on the Seoul Metro system

Seoul Metropolitan Subway

The Seoul Metropolitan Subway or Metropolitan Subway in Seoul, in Seoul, South Korea, is one of the most heavily used rapid transit systems in the world, with well over 8 million trips daily on the system's thirteen lines...

, bus stop for intercity buses is Yeouido Full Gospel Church.