Check for a free museum-entry coupon before you go

The usage ranking

The figures cover visits made through the KB free-admission project from July 1 to October 6, 2026. Korea Minhwa Museum, the Korean Lamp Museum and Daegu’s Museum Hyur placed first, second and third for exhibition visits. It is not a ranking of total attendance at Korean museums.

KB and the Korean Museum Association launched the project in September 2025 and extended it to private museums and art museums from July this year. The October 11 release lists 72 participating institutions.

The Korean Lamp Museum

The Korean Lamp Museum in Yongin uses lighting implements to show everyday life before electricity became widespread. According to its official gallery guide, the first floor recreates a kitchen, food-storage room, sarangbang reception room and inner room, with lamps displayed alongside period household objects. Upstairs, lamps are compared by period, shape, material and use.

Getting a coupon

Coupons are issued in KB Star Banking under National Wallet (국민지갑), in the museum/art-museum free-admission menu (박물관·미술관 무료 관람). According to official participant instructions, users log into the app, issue a coupon and show the screen to staff at the institution. An admission coupon does not cover every activity, and coupons can run out. The issuing screen shows the institution, what the admission or activity coupon covers and its validity period.

Conditions by institution

The Korean Lamp Museum lists its season-II participation period as July 1, 2026–February 28, 2027. In Paju, Han Hyang Lim Onggi Museum offers combined admission with Han Hyang Lim Ceramic Museum. It warns that the offer may end early when the budget runs out, and groups of 15 or more must arrange dates in advance by calling 070-8872-0465. Conditions vary by institution.

Visiting the Korean Lamp Museum

From October to March, the museum opens Tuesday–Sunday, 10 a.m.–5 p.m., with last entry at 4:30 p.m. It closes on Mondays except public holidays, as well as January 1 and the days of Seollal and Chuseok. The address is 8 Neunggok-ro 56beon-gil, Mohyeon-eup, Cheoin-gu, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do; enquiries: 031-334-0797. Its official visitor information and free-admission notice are under Sources & context below.