Restrictions on Visitors Lifted for Palaces and Joseon Royal Tombs

Reopening of Eight Joseon Royal Tombs History and Culture Centers

On the 18th, citizens visiting Gyeongbokgung Palace in Jongno-gu, Seoul, are enjoying an outing while taking photos. The Royal Culture Festival is the largest cultural heritage festival in Korea, held against the backdrop of the five grand palaces?Gyeongbokgung, Changdeokgung, Deoksugung, Changgyeonggung, Gyeonghuigung?as well as Jongmyo Shrine and Sajikdan Altar. This event runs until the 31st. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

With the phased transition to daily life recovery (With Corona), restrictions on the number of visitors to palaces, Joseon royal tombs, and cultural heritage viewing facilities will be lifted. The Cultural Heritage Administration announced on the 1st that it will ease various regulations that had been applied to comply with COVID-19 prevention guidelines. Indoor viewing facilities at palaces and Joseon royal tombs in the metropolitan area, which had been closed to the public, will also be fully reopened. In particular, the historical and cultural centers at eight Joseon royal tombs?including Donggureung in Guri, Gwangneung, Hongneung, Yureung, and Sareung in Namyangju, Taereung and Gangneung, Seonneung and Jeongneung in Seoul, Samneung in Paju, and Yungneung and Geonneung in Hwaseong?will reopen after about 1 year and 8 months of renovation. Seokjojeon and Jungmyeongjeon at Deoksugung Palace, as well as the Grand Greenhouse at Changgyeonggung Palace, will also welcome visitors again.

Indoor museums and exhibition halls operated by the Cultural Heritage Administration will abolish the reservation system, allowing visitors to freely visit. These include the National Palace Museum of Korea, the National Intangible Heritage Center in Jeonju, and the Marine Relics Exhibition Halls in Mokpo and Taean. Cultural heritage utilization programs such as guided tours of palaces and Joseon royal tombs and museum exhibition explanations will also resume. However, for indoor viewing, the number of visitors allowed simultaneously will be partially limited on-site to ensure a 2-meter distance between visitors. Existing visitor verification methods using QR code authentication and safe call systems will also be maintained.

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