Nov. 8, 1945 |
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National Folk Museum established (by US Military Government Order No. 68) |
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Apr. 25, 1946 |
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National Folk Museum opened
(in City Administration Memorial Hall building from Japanese colonial period) |
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Dec. 1950 |
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Folk Museum merged with National Museum (collection of 4,555 pieces moved to Namsan) |
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Oct. 4, 1966 |
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Korea Folk Pavilion opened in Sujeongjeon (a hall inside Gyeongbokgung) under the Cultural Property Management Bureau |
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Apr. 11, 1975
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National Folk Museum opened in the Modern Art Museum Building on Gyeongbokgung grounds |
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Apr. 13, 1979 |
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National Folk Museum put under management of National Museum |
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Oct. 30, 1992
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National Folk Museum put under management of Ministry of Culture |
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Feb. 17, 1993
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National Folk Museum moved to present site (former National Museum building) |
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Apr. 25, 1996
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National Folk Museum celebrates 50th anniversary |
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May 24, 1999
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Relic Division established |
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Jul. 1, 2000
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PR & Education Division newly established |
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Feb. 17, 2003
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Children's Folk Museum opened |
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| Nov. 11, 2004
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Administration Division renamed Planning Division |
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| May. 4, 2009
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Established the National Children's Museum as one of secondary body of the National Folk Museum of Korea(two divisions: Exhibition Planning Division and Education Division) |
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| Feb. Aug, 2010
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repealed the title of National Children's Museum and established Division of Children's Museum |
