Photo: Seoul Metropolitan Government (KOGL)
Dongguk University Museum
동국대학교 박물관
Museum · Jung-gu
Dongguk University Museum opened on 1 September 1963, with the late Dr. Hwang Su-yong as its first director.
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Source: dgumuseum.dongguk.edu
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Other museums in Seoul
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Seoul Museum of History
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