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The Pencil Museum: Korea’s First Pencil Museum
The Pencil Museum shows how pencils were made, from graphite to pencils. You can also see, touch, and feel unique and stylish pencils from Korea and many other places around the world, which is a special thing to do at the Museum.
The Pencil Museum shows how pencils were made, from graphite to pencils. You can also see, touch, and feel unique and stylish pencils from Korea and many other places around the world, which is a special thing to do at the Museum.
With a pencil, you can make the creative ideas you have in your head come to life. By making the thoughts that come from our hands and mouths into black written symbols, we test the limits of memory.
More than 3,000 different kinds of pencils are on display at the Museum. They are arranged by their themes or by the countries where they were found. The Museum also shows pencils that famous people like, like literary critic Ur-ryung Lee, novelist Hoon Kim, and designer Hyun Kim. It also shows how the tip of a pencil can be used to make creative works. Also, the colorful collections of pencil collectors will show you how each pencil is different.
The Pencil Museum in Donghae-si, Gangwon-do, is only 5 minutes from Mukho Station. It is Korea’s first pencil museum and a cultural and artistic space that looks out over the East Sea. Feel the many memories and stories that the pencil holds.
How To Go There
Location: 240-20, Balhan-dong, Donghae-si, Gangwon-do, Republic of Korea
- 5 minutes walk from Mukho Station in Donghae-si
- By train: Alight at Mukho Station. / By express bus or intercity bus: Alight at Donghae Bus Terminal.
- Seoul → Donghae:
- Seoul Station → Mukho Station: 4 KTX services every day (takes 2 hours 30 minutes)
- Seoul Express Bus Terminal → Donghae Bus Terminal (takes 3 hours 5 minutes)
- Dongseoul Bus Terminal → Donghae Bus Terminal (takes 2 hours 50 minutes)
Opening Hours:
Wednesday – Monday (10:00 Am to 6:00 Pm)
Closed every Tuesday
Closed on Lunar New Year’s Day,
Chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving Day) and
First Wednesday of January each year.
Admission Fee:
Adults/teenagers: 5,000 Koreanw
(A museum admission ticket and a 20% coffee discount coupon will be given.)
Tickets are issued until 30 minutes before closing.
