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National Assembly Library
Next to the National Assembly in Yoido
Tel: +82-2 788-4135
Business hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays, up to 12:30 p.m. on Saturday
It has a lot of thesis, papers, periodicals of local and foreign publishers, academic, and general books

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Theaters

Banpo Cinema
19-4, Banpo-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
Tel: +82-2 534-5677
The theater is within the Express Bus Terminal in southern Gangnam district, sided by a lot of shopping places at markdown.

Broadway
3-5, Nonhyon-dong, southern Gangnam district
Tel: +82-2 511-2301
Location: between Yongdong Hotel and Shinsa subway station on Orange subway line. Entertainment movies are mostly shown here.

Cinehouse Art Hall
97-26, Nonhyon-dong, Gangnam-gu
Tel: +82-2 515-8175

Chung-Ang Theater
Tel: +82-2 776-8866
Location: Located downtown some 5-min. walk from the Myongdong Catholic Church or 10-min. walk from the Euljiro 3-ga on the Green subway line, the theater tend to run classic movies.

Lotte World 1, 2
40-1, Chamshill-dong
Tel: +82-2 417-0211

The National Theater of Korea
Tel: +82-2 2274-1173
Performances: 6 p.m. every Saturday in May to Sept.
Admission is free
How to get there: about 700m. south from Exit 6 of the Dongguk University station on Orange 3 Line.

With Mt. Namsan as backdrop, NTK has been the cradle of the performing arts in Korea for over four decades. Professional musicians provide open-air cultural performances of classical, pop, and crossover pieces.

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Museums

The National Museum of Korea
Location: in the Kyongbok Palace in downtown Kwanghwamun street
Tel: +82-2 738-3800
Business hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Some 7,500 historic items are displayed in 25 rooms that used to be the government offices before they were renovated into the museum in 1986.

National Folk Museum
Location: within the Kyongbok Palace in the downtown Kwanghwamun street. A 10-min. ride from the Kyongbokgung-yok or Anguk-yok on the subway Orange Line 3.
Tel: +82-2 734-1346
Business hours: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., up to 5 p.m. in winter), closed on Tuesday

Some 4,300 items are displayed—of the 20,000 total--in 18 rooms, featuring the way Koreans lived in prehistoric times and in the ancient Kimdong period.

The War Memorial
Location: near the U.S. Army in Itaewon-dong. Located in former army headquarters building. A 10- to 20-min. ride from downtown Seoul at the City Hall or Kwanghwamoon, 30-min. walk from Samgakji-yok on the Subway Line.
Tel: +82-2 709-3114 ARS

Statues of some 50 war heroes in the Korean War and ancient battles stand at the entrance hall, leading to rooms featuring major battle scenes and materials and weapons by age. There is an outdoor display of the arsenals open around the clock.

Museum of Korean Embroidery
89-4, Nonhyon-dong, Gangnam-gu
Tel: +82-2 515-5114

The Korean Magazine Museum
174-1, Chungjin-dong, Chongro-gu
Tel: +82-2 735-9464
Hours of operation: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.