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The Museum of Korean Financial History
On 26th March 1997, The Museum of Korean Financial History has opened to exhibit the history of development of the banking industry in Korea.
Currency Museum
Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation established Korea's first Currency Museum on June 22, 1988, for the purpose of providing knowledge about the currency and promoting desirable currency culture through historical research and education on currency.
HAHOE MASK MUSEUM
The World Mask Gallery is located in the Important Folklore Material No. 122, Hahoe Maeul in Andong, Korea. Hahoe Maeul is not only one of the traditional village of Korea where the public morals of Korea is kept but also the birthplace of Sir 'Seoae' Ryu, Seong-ryong, the author of War Memoirs, the National Treasure No. 132. The place is also the home of the world's famous mask art, the National Treasures 121, Hahoetal and Byeongsantal masks and the Intangible Cultural Assets No. 69, Byeolsin mask dance drama of Hahoe. The World Mask Gallery was established to preserve and give life to the tradition and the art.
Global Village Folk Museum
In the era of globalization, Seoul has become a place of frequent international exchange. The Global Village Folk Museum was established in the Seoul Tower, a symbol of Seoul, to promote tourism and the different cultures around the world, and to educate students on globalization.
Mok-A Buddhist Museum
Mok-A Buddhist Museum was established to inherit and develop Korean traditional woodworking arts and Buddhist arts. This museum has been committed to the culture business as a professional private museum since the enshrinement ceremony of Maitreya Triad Grand statue at the outdoor exhibition site in June 1994.
Onyang Folklore Museum
Onyang Folklore Museum is founded to collect, preserve, exhibit, educate folklore materials systematically, to revive our tradition in present, to make academic researches.
Pan Asia Paper Museum
Pan Asia Paper Korea Co., Ltd., which supplies paper materials necessary for the production of information and culture documents, opened the Pan Asia Paper Museum.
Tongdosa Temple Museum
(http://www.tongdomuseum.or.kr/eng/e-index.html)
Tongdosa Museum was founded for protecting and preserving Korea's Buddhist temple painting tradition and for providing the public with a comprehensive understanding of this tradition.
the AMORE Museum
The Amore museum(ex-pacific museum) is the specific theme museum dealing with women and tea culture founded by the Amorepacific Corp., whose mottos are beauty and health. It has been first opened in Daebang?dong, Seoul, in 1979 and moved to the building of HR center in 1997, renovated in 2004.
Museum of Korean Art
(www.koreanartmuseum.com )
Museum of Korean Buddhist Art was established in July 1993 as a private museum located near a world cultural heritage site, Changdeokgung (Palace) in central Seoul and has played an important role as a special museum exhibiting traditional Korean Buddhist works.
Woori Bank Museum of Bank History
Woori Bank's Museum of Bank History was open July 20, 2004 by collecting, keeping, exhibiting, examining, and studying financial cultural assets from the 100 years of bank history in Korea in order to illuminate and let others know about the role of banks as the partner of the economic development in Korea.
 

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