Where is the touring exhibition this autumn?

At three venues: the Gochang Dolmen Museum in Jeonbuk to 22 November, the Seongju Seongsan-dong Tumuli Exhibition Hall to 29 November, and Cheongdo Museum to 22 November.

At Seongju and Cheongdo, yes. Gochang charges its own museum admission — KRW 3,000 for an adult, KRW 2,000 for teenagers and soldiers, KRW 1,000 for children — which covers the whole museum rather than only this exhibition.

No. All three are walk-in. Groups are asked to contact the individual museum in advance, and the contact numbers are published on each museum's page.

Can I really see a Silla gold crown in Cheongdo?

Yes — the Geumnyeongchong crown is at Cheongdo Museum for this leg, and admission there is free. Seeing one outside a national museum, in a quiet room, is the whole argument for this touring programme.

Exhibition·National Museum of KoreaOn nowFree

National treasures are touring three small county museums until late November

Kang Shin-wookPublished 22 September 2026Updated 21 September 20268 sources checkedEditorial policy 이 글을 한국어로 읽기

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The essentials

Dates: 1 September – 29 November 2026, with different closing dates at each venue (On now)
Where: Gochang Dolmen Museum, Seongju Seongsan-dong Tumuli Exhibition Hall, and Cheongdo Museum
Admission: Free at Seongju and Cheongdo. At Gochang the museum's own admission applies: KRW 3,000 adults, KRW 2,000 teenagers and soldiers, KRW 1,000 children
Booking: None; walk in. Groups should contact each museum in advance
Who it is for: All ages
Language: These are small county museums and English provision is thin — expect Korean labelling with limited English. The objects are the point, and a Silla gold crown needs no caption.
Venues and dates: Gochang 1 September – 22 November; Seongju 2 September – 29 November; Cheongdo 8 September – 22 November
Organised by: The National Museum of Korea with the Jeonju, Daegu and Gyeongju national museums and the three county authorities
Earlier this year: Jincheon, Yeongam and Uiryeong, now finished
Enquiries: Gochang 063-560-8666, Seongju 054-930-8384, Cheongdo 054-370-2281

Written up from National Museum of Korea's own announcement of 27 August 2026. Details change — check the official page before you travel.

The National Museum of Korea's touring exhibition puts designated national treasures into small local museums, and the autumn leg runs at Gochang, Seongju and Cheongdo. Seongju and Cheongdo are free; Gochang charges its own museum admission of KRW 3,000 for adults. All three close on Mondays, and Gochang and Seongju move to winter hours in November.

In short

The autumn leg runs at Gochang to 22 November, Seongju to 29 November and Cheongdo to 22 November 2026.
Seongju and Cheongdo are free. Gochang charges its own museum admission, KRW 3,000 for an adult.
All three close on Mondays and on 1 January, and Gochang and Seongju switch to winter hours in November, closing at 5:00pm.
No booking is needed at any of them; groups are asked to contact the museum in advance.

A Silla gold crown from the Geumnyeongchong tomb in Gyeongju, its upright ornaments hung with jade beads and gold spangles. — The Geumnyeongchong gold crown (Treasure), which has gone to Cheongdo — the best known object in the three autumn displays. Photo: National Museum of Korea collection · e-museum · KOGL Type 1

The premise of this touring exhibition is a good one: take objects designated as national treasures out of Seoul and put them, a few at a time, into county museums that would never otherwise show them. It is in its third year, and the autumn leg is at three small towns — Gochang in Jeonbuk, Seongju and Cheongdo in Gyeongbuk.

Which one to go to

The three venues

Gochang Dolmen Museum: 1 September to 22 November. Charged: KRW 3,000 for an adult. Sits beside the UNESCO-listed dolmen site
Seongju Seongsan-dong Tumuli Exhibition Hall: 2 September to 29 November. Free. Runs a week longer than the other two
Cheongdo Museum: 8 September to 22 November. Free

A promotional video still with the agricultural-scene bronze piece composited at giant scale above the Gochang Dolmen Museum building. — A frame from the Gochang promotion video. A composite, not a photograph of the gallery. Photo: National Museum of Korea · Original

A promotional video still with a white porcelain moon jar composited at giant scale above the Seongsan-dong Tombs exhibition hall in Seongju. — A frame from the Seongju promotion video. A composite, not a photograph of the gallery. Photo: National Museum of Korea · Original

A promotional video still with the Silla gold crown composited at giant scale above the Cheongdo Museum building. — A frame from the Cheongdo promotion video. A composite, not a photograph of the gallery. Photo: National Museum of Korea · Original

What is at each

Gochang: an agricultural-scene bronze piece and a designated bronze bell — objects from the transition into settled farming, shown next to a dolmen landscape that belongs to the same long story.
Seongju: seven Joseon white porcelain pieces including a moon jar, the form that has become Korean ceramics' single best-known silhouette.
Cheongdo: the Geumnyeongchong gold crown — an actual Silla crown, in a county museum, for free.

The vertical official poster for the Gochang exhibition. — The official poster for the Gochang exhibition. Photo: National Museum of Korea · Original

A shield-shaped bronze plate, only its upper part surviving, incised with a figure ploughing a field and another carrying a jar. — The agricultural-scene bronze piece (Treasure), now at Gochang: a hand-sized plate incised with a farming scene. Photo: National Museum of Korea collection · e-museum · KOGL Type 1

Several bronze rattles laid out side by side, one with eight arms and another with two. — The Nonsan bronze rattles (National Treasure), donated from the late Lee Kun-hee collection and shown together at Gochang. Photo: National Museum of Korea collection · e-museum · KOGL Type 1

The vertical official poster for the Seongju exhibition. — The official poster for the Seongju exhibition. Photo: National Museum of Korea · Original

A round Joseon white porcelain moon jar with an undecorated surface and a wide mouth. — The white porcelain moon jar, now at Seongju: a late Joseon piece that is nothing but its white body. Photo: National Museum of Korea · Original

A Joseon white porcelain bottle with a long neck swelling towards the base, under a plain clear glaze. — A white porcelain bottle (Treasure), one of the seven objects in the Seongju display. Photo: National Museum of Korea collection · e-museum · KOGL Type 1

The Cheongdo stop is the one to prioritise if you have to choose. A Silla gold crown in the National Museum of Korea is one object among thousands; in a small county museum with nobody else in the room it is a different experience entirely.

The vertical official poster for the Cheongdo exhibition. — The official poster for the Cheongdo exhibition. Photo: National Museum of Korea · Original

A Silla belt made of linked gold plates, several long pendant strands hanging from it. — The gold belt from the Geumnyeongchong tomb in Gyeongju (Treasure), which travelled to Cheongdo with the crown. Photo: National Museum of Korea collection · e-museum · KOGL Type 1

Did visitor numbers really more than double?

The spring leg at Jincheon, Yeongam and Uiryeong drew 61,473 across the three venues, against 26,476 for the same period the previous year — roughly 2.3 times. That is a genuine comparison between the same programme in consecutive years, though the venues differ, so read it as the tour gaining traction rather than as a like-for-like measure of any one town.

Before you go

All three close on Mondays and on 1 January.
From November, Gochang and Seongju run winter hours and close at 5:00pm.
Only Gochang charges, and that is the museum's standard admission rather than an exhibition surcharge.
None of the three is near a major rail line; check local bus connections before committing to a day trip.

Frequently asked questions

Q. Where is the touring exhibition this autumn?: At three venues: the Gochang Dolmen Museum in Jeonbuk to 22 November, the Seongju Seongsan-dong Tumuli Exhibition Hall to 29 November, and Cheongdo Museum to 22 November.
Q. Is it free?: At Seongju and Cheongdo, yes. Gochang charges its own museum admission — KRW 3,000 for an adult, KRW 2,000 for teenagers and soldiers, KRW 1,000 for children — which covers the whole museum rather than only this exhibition.
Q. Do I need to book?: No. All three are walk-in. Groups are asked to contact the individual museum in advance, and the contact numbers are published on each museum's page.
Q. Can I really see a Silla gold crown in Cheongdo?: Yes — the Geumnyeongchong crown is at Cheongdo Museum for this leg, and admission there is free. Seeing one outside a national museum, in a quiet room, is the whole argument for this touring programme.

Sources

Official notice (Korean)

Written in our own words from the sources above, never copied from them, and every date and price checked against at least two pages. The originals are in Korean. Spotted a mistake? Ask for a correction.