Yeongdo Haenyeo Culture Exhibition Hall is a two-story building with meaning and history Haenyeo on display. Haenyeo are women divers that dive for seafood without any equipments.
The tradition of Haenyeo has become a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. First floor of the building consists Haenyeo seafood store that sells fresh seafood collected by the Haenyeos, while the second floor is an exhibition hall dedicated to Haenyeo.
Basic Information
| Postal Code | 49123 |
| Homepage | www.yeongdo.go.kr |
Usage Information
| Information & Inquiries | +82-51-419-4505 |
| Parking Facilities | Available (Small vehicles 5 spaces / Use the paid parking lot nearby) |
| Closed Days | Mondays / January 1, on the day of Seollal (Lunar New Year's Day) & Chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving Day) 1F Haenyeo seafood store: Open all year round |
| Usage Fee | 2F Exhibition hall: Free 1F Haenyeo seafood store: Sea squirt 10,000 won / False sea squirt 20,000 won / Conch 20,000 won / Sea cucumber 20,000 won / Brown turban shell10,000 won |
| Operating Hours | Exhibition halls 09:00-18:00 |
Detailed Description
| Collections Status | Tour guide available for group |
