Located in Seoul, Korea, Sookmyung Women’s University Museum collects and exhibits materials from multiple fields such as culture, art, history, folklore studies, and women’s life in Korea. The museum was officially opened on June 10, 1971. Construction began on the new building in 1995 thanks to the donation of alumnus Kim Kyung-Ae, and it opened on May 11, 2004. Sookmyung Women’s University Museum aims to spread the history, tradition, and pride of Sookmyung Women’s University. The museum’s collection cultivates women’s culture in Seoul through its 8,000 artifacts of woodwork, pottery, painting, and writing. One of the most famous artifacts include Geunsarok, wood-printed confucianism guidbook of treasure #1077.
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