Experience Gugak in Yeongdong: An Experiential Tour

Gugak is the sound and music of Korea. This is an experiential tour where you can learn about tradition and feel Korea's unique musical colors through gugak. Discover the beauty of traditional Korean music through gugak, an art form that might usually feel unfamiliar or difficult to access!

Along the way

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   Nangye Gugak Museum

   난계국악박물관

   Nangye Gugak Museum is a specialized traditional music museum steeped in the spirit of Nangye (Park Yeon). Visitors can explore Nangye's life and achievements in the Video Room and the Nangye Hall. The Gugak Hall exhibits wind instruments like the daegeum and nabal, string instruments such as the gayageum, haegeum, and bipa, and percussion instruments including the jing, buk, and pyeonjong. It offers a rare opportunity to encounter over 60 different traditional Korean instruments. The Folk Materials Exhibition Hall houses precious materials, including recordings by deceased master musicians or those who went to North Korea, as well as videotapes of live gugak performances. As you take your time exploring, you will find yourself feeling much closer to gugak.MoreLess

   

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   Yeongdong Nangyesa Shrine

   영동 난계사

   Nangyesa is a shrine built in 1973 to enshrine the portrait of Nangye. To the left of the entrance of Nangyesa, a statue and monument of Nangye welcome visitors, and the path from the entrance to the shrine's outer three-door gate (Oesammun) is beautifully landscaped, making the lawn under the ample tree shade an ideal place to rest.MoreLess

   

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   Yeongdong Gugak Experience Village

   영동 국악체험촌

   Located in Godang-ri, Simcheon-myeon, Yeongdong-gun, Chungcheongbuk-do—the birthplace of Nangye Park Yeon and the home of traditional music—Yeongdong Gugak Experience Village is an experiential and stay-based gugak town. Situated on a 75,956㎡ site with a total floor area of 8,644㎡, it features four main facilities—Urisorigwan, Gugaknurigwan, Sorichangjogwan, and Cheongogak—where visitors can see, hear, feel, and experience Korea's traditional music.MoreLess

   

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