Incheon Urban History Museum
인천도시역사관
The one museum in Songdo that explains why Songdo exists. It is 300 m from the National Museum of World Writing Systems and keeps a different Monday rule, which is the only thing you need to check before pairing them.
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Place information
- Korean name
- 인천도시역사관
- Address
- 238 Incheontower-daero, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon (Songdo-dong 24-7)
- Opening hours
- 09:00–18:00 (last entry 17:30)
- Closed
- Every Mon (open if it falls on a public holiday, and no replacement closure is published — not the rule its neighbour the National Museum of World Writing Systems keeps.) · Jan 1
- Time needed
- 1 hour
What to see
Modern City Gallery
The making and remaking of Incheon as a city, from the opening of the port in 1883 to liberation in 1945.
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Nearby
National Museum of World Writing Systems
It is free, it is eight minutes from a subway exit, and it holds a leaf of the 42-line Gutenberg Bible. The building was designed to lie flat against the park rather than stand apart from it, which is why it does not look like a museum from outside.
Songdo Central Park
The water is the park. Everything else here — the gardens, the deer, the boathouses — is arranged along 1.8 km of seawater canal, and the walk is decided by which bank you pick and which bridge you cross.
Songdo Hanok Village
A hanok complex built among the towers, its lodgings and restaurants gathered under tiled roofs.
Songdo Convensia
The exhibition and convention centre in Songdo International City, whose halls take fan meetings and awards shows. It stands in a planned city built on reclaimed land rather than in old Incheon.
Stories about this place
- Three Places to Visit in Songdo: Central Park and the Two Museums Within 300m
Songdo Central Park and the two museums within walking distance, set out by what you see, how long each takes and when they close. All three are free and the museums stand 300 m apart, but their rules differ when a Monday falls on a public holiday, which changes the following day.
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