Guided Tours::NATIONAL MUSEUM OF KOREA

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Guided Tours

Regular guided tours

1. Guided tours for foreigners

Museum Highlights Tour for Foreigners
Time : Weekday   10:30AM, 1:00PM
  Saturday  (English/Japanese)  10:30AM, 1:00PM  (Chinese)  unavailable
  Sunday  (English/Japanese)  10:30AM, 1:00PM  (Chinese)   1:00PM
Gathering place : in front of the Korean Empire Gallery of the Permanent Exhibition Hall 1F
Language : English, Chinese, Japanese

Guided Tour Schedule in April
Sun.	Mon.	Tue.	Wed.	Thu.	Fri.	Sat.
	1 Closing day	2 (ENG) 10:30AM 1:00PM (JPN) 10:30AM 1:00PM (CHN) 10:30AM 1:00PM	3 (ENG) 10:30AM 1:00PM (JPN) 10:30AM 1:00PM (CHN) 10:30AM 1:00PM	4 (ENG) 10:30AM 1:00PM (JPN) 10:30AM 1:00PM (CHN) 10:30AM 1:00PM	5 (ENG) 10:30AM 1:00PM (JPN) 10:30AM 1:00PM (CHN) 10:30AM 1:00PM	6 (ENG) 10:30AM 1:00PM (JPN) 10:30AM 1:00PM
7 (ENG) 10:30AM 1:00PM (JPN) 10:30AM 1:00PM (CHN) 1:00PM	8 (ENG) 10:30AM 1:00PM (JPN) 10:30AM 1:00PM (CHN) 10:30AM 1:00PM	9 (ENG) 10:30AM 1:00PM (JPN) 10:30AM 1:00PM (CHN) 10:30AM 1:00PM	10 (ENG) 10:30AM 1:00PM (JPN) 10:30AM 1:00PM	11 (ENG) 10:30AM 1:00PM (JPN) 1:00PM (CHN) 10:30AM 1:00PM	12 (ENG) 10:30AM 1:00PM (JPN) 10:30AM 1:00PM (CHN) 10:30AM 1:00PM	13 (ENG) 10:30AM 1:00PM (JPN) 10:30AM 1:00PM
14 (ENG) 10:30AM 1:00PM (JPN) 10:30AM 1:00PM (CHN) 1:00PM	15 (ENG) 10:30AM 1:00PM (JPN) 10:30AM 1:00PM (CHN) 10:30AM 1:00PM	16 (ENG) 10:30AM 1:00PM (JPN) 10:30AM 1:00PM (CHN) 10:30AM 1:00PM	17 (ENG) 10:30AM 1:00PM (JPN) 10:30AM (CHN) 10:30AM 1:00PM	18 (ENG) 10:30AM 1:00PM (JPN) 10:30AM 1:00PM (CHN) 10:30AM 1:00PM	19 (ENG) 10:30AM 1:00PM (JPN) 10:30AM 1:00PM	20 (ENG) 10:30AM 1:00PM (JPN) 10:30AM 1:00PM
21 (ENG) 10:30AM 1:00PM (JPN) 10:30AM 1:00PM (CHN) 1:00PM	22 (ENG) 10:30AM 1:00PM (JPN) 10:30AM 1:00PM (CHN) 10:30AM 1:00PM	23 (ENG) 10:30AM 1:00PM (JPN) 10:30AM 1:00PM (CHN) 10:30AM 1:00PM	24 (ENG) 10:30AM 1:00PM (JPN) 10:30AM 1:00PM (CHN) 10:30AM 1:00PM	25 (ENG) 10:30AM 1:00PM (JPN) 10:30AM 1:00PM (CHN) 10:30AM 1:00PM	26 (ENG) 10:30AM 1:00PM (JPN) 10:30AM 1:00PM	27 (ENG) 10:30AM 1:00PM (JPN) 10:30AM 1:00PM
28 (ENG) 10:30AM 1:00PM (JPN) 10:30AM 1:00PM (CHN) 1:00PM	29 (ENG) 10:30AM 1:00PM (JPN) 10:30AM 1:00PM (CHN) 10:30AM 1:00PM	30 (ENG) 10:30AM 1:00PM (JPN) 10:30AM 1:00PM (CHN) 10:30AM 1:00PM

Times
Language	English
Meeting Point	Korean Empire Gallery of the Permanent Exhibition Hall
Weekday	10:30AM, 1:00PM
Saturday	10:30AM, 1:00PM
Sunday	10:30AM, 1:00PM
Off days
April	1st Closing day

Times
Language	Chinese
Meeting Point	Korean Empire Gallery of the Permanent Exhibition Hall
Weekday	10:30AM, 1:00PM
Saturday	-
Sunday	1:00PM
Off days
April	1st Closing day 10th(Wed, 10:30AM, 1:00PM) 19th(Fri, 10:30AM, 1:00PM) 26th(Fri, 10:30AM, 1:00PM)

Times
Language	Japanese
Meeting Point	Korean Empire Gallery of the Permanent Exhibition Hall
Weekday	10:30AM, 1:00PM
Saturday	10:30AM, 1:00PM
Sunday	10:30AM, 1:00PM
Off days
April	1st Closing day 11th(Thu, 10:30AM) 17th(Wed, 13:00PM)

※ The schedule is subject to change every month.

Robot Guided Tours

Curating robot 'QI' Guided Tours Service

QI is an AI-operated, self-driving robot designed to use speech recognition technology to help visitors navigate the exhibition halls and exhibits. QI can accompany visitors to the major exhibitions – a total of 21 rooms – such as Prehistory, Ancient History, Medieval History, Early Modern History and Immersive Digital galleries. The robot can provide a guided tour or show visitors the way to the restroom. QI services are available in three foreign languages (English, Chinese, and Japanese) along with a sign language function for the hearing-impaired.

QI is part of the core technology used in our smart museum, building on artificial intelligence, voice chatting, autonomous driving, and big data. Since the introduction of QI as a pilot project in December 2018, the museum has continuously raised awareness about the robot guide and has worked to upgrade QI’s capabilities to meet users’ needs.

QI is part of the core technology used in our smart museum, building on artificial intelligence, voice chatting, autonomous driving, and big data strategies. Since the introduction of QI as a pilot project in December 2018, the museum has continuously raised awareness about the robot guide and has worked to upgrade QI’s capabilities to meet users’ needs.

Service area: Path to History on the 1st floor in the Permanent Exhibition Hall
How to use: self-guided tour
Operating hours: from 10:00 am until 30 minutes before the closing time

Robot QI Video

QI, the superhero of the National Museum of Korea (3:07)

Title: QI, the superhero of the National Museum of Korea
Man: Where are the Eight Supernatural Guardians of the Buddha-dharma?
<What a fun challenge! Let’s find the Eight Guardians!>
Man: I have no idea where they are&hellip
Hi, QI! Take me to the Eight Supernatural Guardians of the Buddha-dharma!
QI: I will take you to Eight Supernatural Guardians of the Buddha-dharma.
QI: These Eight Supernatural Guardians of the Buddha-dharma were from the pedestal of a stone pagoda made during the Unified Silla period…
Man: I see! How amazing!
QI makes the tour more enjoyable Let's enjoy the interactive content in Korean, English, Chinese and Japanese!

Guard: Oh, I'm tired of the repetitive questions…
Visitor 1: Where’s the restroom?
Guard: Uh, the restroom is…
Visitor 2: Where’s the Joseon Dynasty Gallery?
Guard: The Joseon Dynasty Gallery is…
Visitor 3: Where’s the Goryeo Dynasty Gallery?
Guard: Oh... no...
Visitor4: Where’s the Ten-story Stone Pagoda from Gyeongcheonsa Temple Site?
Visitor5 : Where is the elevator?
Guard: Um, It is,,.
Visitor 6: Where can I eat my lunch?
Guard: I can’t stand it! Help me! Hi, QI!
Guard: Take him to the restroom!
QI : I will show you a way to the restroom.
Guard: Hahaha! Wow, QI is so cool!
From the galleries to the restrooms–QI can take you anywhere you need to go. Please follow behind as it leads you.

Mom: Oh, wow! People in the Neolithic period made bowls! Cool, isn’t it?
Girl: Not really.
Mom: Then how about this? It’s cute. It kind of looks like you, don’t you think so?
Girl: No.
Mom: How about this?
Girl: I am not interested!
Mom: What can I do? She isn’t interested in anything. There must be a better way? Hi, QI!
Dad: Oh...
Girl: (A yawning sound)
Mom: I love you!
QI: (The pupils of the eyes change from a round shape to a heart shape)
Girl: Wow!
Mom: Let’s play some cute kids’ games!
QI: (QI shakes its head from side to side!)
Girl: Wow!
Mom: Do you want to ask QI about the exhibits?
Girl: Hi, QI! What’s comb-pattern pottery?
QI: Comb-pattern pottery is the most typical artifact from the Neolithic period in Korea. The dots and lines are arranged at angles to make the patterns … You can learn through the entertaining chatbot service. Ask QI anything, and have a fun time together!

One moment! This is a guide for using QI.
Call out! If you need help, shout, “Hi, QI!”
Be cautious. Don’t stand in front of QI. You might block it. Please follow behind.
Enjoy! Have a nice talk with QI.
Call our museum’s superhero, “Hi, QI!”

Guided Tours

Regular guided tours

1. Guided tours for foreigners

2. Curator's Talk (In Korean)

Guided Tours with Reservations

1. Museum Highlights

2. Smart Curator

Smartphone mobile exhibition service Free service(Please bring your own earphones.)

Mobile App Service of the National Museum of Korea

Robot Guided Tours

Curating robot 'QI' Guided Tours Service

Robot QI Video