North Korea Peace Museum
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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
(P'anmunjŏm) in Gyeonggi province, North Korea
.
It is located approximately 500 m. north of the Joint Security Area
(JSA), in the northern half of the Demilitarized Zone
. The building is all that remains of the former village, and since the mid 1950s, references to Panmunjom actually refer to the Joint Security Area itself.
The weapons used to kill U.S. Army Capt. Bonifas and Lt. Barrett in the Axe Murder Incident
of 1976 are housed within the Museum. The Museum lies just outside what has become known as "Propaganda Village
"; an uninhabited village with electronic timers on the lights in buildings with no glass in the windows and, up till 2004, loudspeakers that broadcast a steady stream of anti-South Korean and anti-American propaganda.
Korean War
The Korean War was a conventional war between South Korea, supported by the United Nations, and North Korea, supported by the People's Republic of China , with military material aid from the Soviet Union...
Armistice Agreement on 27 July 1953. It is located in the former village of Panmunjeom
Panmunjeom
Panmunjom, located in Gyeonggi Province, is a village on the de facto border between North and South Korea, where the 1953 Korean Armistice Agreement that ended the Korean War was signed. The building where the armistice was signed still stands, though it is on the northern side of the Military...
(P'anmunjŏm) in Gyeonggi province, North Korea
North Korea
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea , , is a country in East Asia, occupying the northern half of the Korean Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Pyongyang. The Korean Demilitarized Zone serves as the buffer zone between North Korea and South Korea...
.
It is located approximately 500 m. north of the Joint Security Area
Joint Security Area
The Joint Security Area is the only portion of the Korean Demilitarized Zone where South and North Korean forces stand face-to-face. It is often called the "Truce Village" in both the media and various military accounts...
(JSA), in the northern half of the Demilitarized Zone
Korean Demilitarized Zone
The Korean Demilitarized Zone is a strip of land running across the Korean Peninsula that serves as a buffer zone between North and South Korea. The DMZ cuts the Korean Peninsula roughly in half, crossing the 38th parallel on an angle, with the west end of the DMZ lying south of the parallel and...
. The building is all that remains of the former village, and since the mid 1950s, references to Panmunjom actually refer to the Joint Security Area itself.
The weapons used to kill U.S. Army Capt. Bonifas and Lt. Barrett in the Axe Murder Incident
Axe Murder Incident
The axe murder incident was the killing of two United States Army officers by North Korean soldiers on August 18, 1976, in the Joint Security Area located in the Korean Demilitarized Zone which forms the de facto border between North and South Korea...
of 1976 are housed within the Museum. The Museum lies just outside what has become known as "Propaganda Village
Gijeong-dong
Kijŏngdong, Kijŏng-dong or Kijŏng tong is a village in P'yŏnghwa-ri , Kaesong-si, North Korea. It is situated in the North's half of the Korean Demilitarized Zone . Also known in North Korea as Peace Village , it has been widely referred to as Propaganda Village by those outside North Korea,...
"; an uninhabited village with electronic timers on the lights in buildings with no glass in the windows and, up till 2004, loudspeakers that broadcast a steady stream of anti-South Korean and anti-American propaganda.