Two pensive bodhisattvas without glass at the National Museum of Korea

Self-paid. The blogger paid for this visit.

The Room of Quiet Contemplation at the National Museum of Korea shows two national-treasure pensive bodhisattva statues in a dim, quiet space with no glass in between. Across the hall, the Oegyujanggak royal records, returned from France, fill a gallery built like a king's library.

특히 한바퀴 돌아 볼 수 있어 처음으로 반가사유상의 뒷모습까지 눈으로 확인 할 수 있어 새로웠답니다.
You can walk all the way around, so for the first time I saw the statues from behind.

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Is it for you?

Go forNo display glass, so you see the bronze texture and gentle smiles clearly, and you can circle the statues. The royal records gallery shows huge one-of-a-kind books, rotated every three months. Admission is free.

Skip ifYou dislike crowds. The second-floor highlights get packed, and the security line for visitors with bags can be long.

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Go straight to the second floor first. The Room of Quiet Contemplation and the royal records gallery get busy quickly.
The line without bags is short. Free lockers next to the first-floor shop also take suitcases.
Short on time? Pagoda in the 1F lobby, then the Room of Quiet Contemplation, then the royal records. A full visit takes three to six hours.
Open until 21:00 on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Closing days vary by month, so check the museum website.
The royal records gallery has a separate exit.

Two pensive bodhisattvas without glass at the National Museum of Korea

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