National Maritime Museum of Korea

"Founded in 1994, the Korean National Maritime Museum is governed by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism through its the Cultural Properties Administration. The Museum is committed to promoting and presenting Korea's maritime heritage to people through stimulating exhibits and various programmes. The exhibits are presented thematically to show underwater cultural heritage from the Korean waters and maritime culture including nautical traditions and Korean traditional boats, etc.. The KNMM will endeavour to preserve, document, study, collect and display artifacts of maritime interest in Korea. The Museum will continue its voyage into our sea, in which we discover our dreams and history."--from the official website of National Maritime Museum of Korea.