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Jeonju Paper Museum (http://www.hanjimuseum.or.kr), which is equipped with a wide variety of hanji-made artifacts, and hanji-making tools, is located in the Jeonju factory of Jeonju Paper Co with the address of Deokjin-gu, Jeonju. It is the only such museum in Korea.
Opened in October 1997, Jeonju Paper Museum (formerly, Hansol Museum), was designated as a first-class special museum in 2007. It specializes in collecting and displaying hanji artifacts and materials.
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The museum consists of a Special Exhibition Hall, Hanji Works Hall, and Hanji Making Hall, as well as a vault, a workshop, and an audio-visual room. It currently has a collection of 300 hanji artifacts, including paintings, historical documents and books.
The Special Exhibition Hall features a variety of hanji works. Special exhibitions are held 4 to 6 times a year. The latest exhibition was held from April 28 to June 28, with the theme of The Dreamlike and Fairytale Land with Mulberry Paper Dolls.
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The Hanji Works Hall presents a wide-range of works provided by Chunyang Paper Co., Seongsil Fiber Co., Jidam and Yewon Arts University.
Hanji Making Hall is the most popular section where visitors can have a firsthand experience in making hanji. Here, hanji material, mulberry pulp, is boiled, trimmed, pounded, skimmed, drained, dried, straightened, and dyed. Diverse traditional paper making processes can be observed.
The museum attracts 70,000 to 120,000 visitors, from kindergarten children to elementary, middle and high school students, and foreigners.
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The museum is open to the public Tuesday to Sunday, from 9 am to 5 pm, free of charge.
A group of over 20 visitors can experience the making of hanji on a reservation basis.
For information, call 82-63-210-8103
