[2025 Seoul Attraction] Travel Guide for Woori Bank Bank History Museum (Updated Mar)

#AustraliaFlightEvent #museum #Myeongdong #PiggyBankGallery Yesterday afternoon, I visited the PiggyBankGallery for the last time and admired over 6,000 unique piggy banks from around the world?! The golden carriage piggy bank and the soccer ball-operated piggy bank were particularly eye-catching!! I was surprised that music played every time I put a coin in the Japanese music box piggy bank. It was amazing. 📌 Points for solo travelers Recommended experience: "Make my own piggy bank" workshop → Make a unique piggy bank with clay (30 minutes, 5,000 won) Hidden spot: A gold-plated piggy bank wall shining in the corner of the gallery → A photo zone that glows with fluorescent lights in the dark Recommended snack: Museum cafe "Golden Pig Cream Bread" (4,800 won) → Pig-shaped bread with red bean paste bursting out 🚨 Notes Workshop materials are provided until 5 p.m. No flash allowed when taking pictures of the gold-plated wall Cream bread is 3 o'clock sold out warning I felt the cultural difference by comparing the rough texture of African earthen piggy banks and the sophistication of European ceramic piggy banks!! The whale-shaped piggy banks I made at the workshop are fun to bring home and collect coins!! I got the limited edition stamps (3 types) at the gallery exit and stuck them on my passport case and the memories came back to life ㅋㅋ So cute!!

#AustraliaFlightEvent #museum #Myeongdong #WooriBank Yesterday afternoon, I visited Gwangtonggwan and entered a building with a history from 1909.. Something like a replica? The red brick and granite-decorated Baroque dome was overwhelming. While looking at the replica of the founding document of Daehan Cheonil Bank displayed in the hallway on the second floor, I savored the founding spirit of Emperor Gojong, who said that monetary lending was the basis of Sangmuheungwang!! 📌 Points for solo travelers Recommended experience: Gwangtonggwan VR Time Capsule → Virtually explore the building as it was when it was built in 1909 (10 minutes, free) Hidden spot: Behind the old safe on the first floor → Photo zone with traces of a fire in 1914 engraved on the wall Recommended snack: Cafe "Red Brick Latte" (6,500 won) next to the building → Add beet syrup in the color of Gwangtonggwan bricks 🚨 Notes VR experience must be accepted before 5 p.m. Color distortion may occur when using the flash in the fire trace photo zone Be careful with clothing materials as the decorative pieces on the stair railing are sharp I put a piece of brick used during the 1915 restoration that I found on the basement level on my palm!! The rough surface conveys the 100 years of hardships lol I bought the Gwangtonggwan miniature kit (15,000 won), which is a limited-edition item, and I'm assembling the Baroque dome at home, and the delicate details are a historical lesson!!!

#AustraliaFlightEvent #museum #Myeongdong #WooriBankIMF Yesterday afternoon, I vividly encountered the painful history of 1997 through the IMF foreign exchange crisis special exhibition at the Bank of Korea Currency Museum.. In the actual restoration space of the "Gold Collection Movement" set up on one side of the exhibition hall, even gold rings and stone lawns donated by citizens at the time were on display!!! I felt the urgency of the times from the handwritten letters of elementary school students and the public fund documents written on Gong Byeong-woo's typewriter.. 📌 Points for solo travelers Recommended experience: Virtual public fund management simulation → Perform a task to restructure a failing bank using a touch screen (15 minutes, free) Hidden spot: "IMF Voice Archive" on the first basement floor → You can listen to President Kim Dae-jung's speech in the news at the time Recommended snack: Museum cafe "Gold Croffle" (7,500 won) → Special dessert with golden caramel sauce dripping down 🚨 Notes The simulation experience is in the afternoon Check-in by 5:30 PM Alcohol disinfection is required after using the voice archive headset 500 won discount on croffles when adding honey topping (request on-site staff) While looking at the original bad debt seizure document, I noticed the desperate notes of bank employees at the time!! I designed a virtual bond certificate at the experience zone and made it into a key ring (10,000 won), and the word 'mutual prosperity' was engraved on it!!! The IMF commemorative postcard set (8,000 won) I bought at the museum store had the cheering messages written by the people at the time printed on it, making it even more special!!

#AustraliaFlightEvent #museum #Myeongdong #BankingMuseum Yesterday afternoon, I visited the Woori Bank Museum and vividly felt the footsteps of Daehan Cheonil Bank, which protected financial sovereignty during the Korean Empire!!.. Established in 1899 with the support of Emperor Gojong, this bank was in charge of tax transportation and currency issuance, protecting the national economy, and the determination of that time was conveyed intact throughout the exhibition hall!! In particular, I felt the weight of history by directly touching the original tax records and Sangpyeong Tongbo coins from the 1900s.. It was such an amazing experience!! 📌 Points for solo travelers Recommended experience: VR tax transport simulation → Ride a horse to collect taxes from all over the country (10 minutes, free) Hidden spot: Vault door replica on the first basement floor → Push open the 1-ton iron door and take a photo with the "Daehan Cheonil Bank" engraved on it Recommended snack: Museum cafe "Yupjeon Cream Bread" (6,500 won) → Bread with Sangpyeong Tongbo-shaped chocolate 🚨 Notes Vault experience is only available until 5 p.m. Sneakers are required when using the VR device (severe vibration) Be careful that the Yeopjeon Cream Bread sells out after 3 p.m. You can see the national pride in the clause "No stock trading allowed for non-Koreans" while looking at the replica petition for the establishment of Daehan Cheonil Bank?? I made a virtual currency design at the experience zone and made it into a key ring (9,800 won), and I put the "Gwangmu 100 Years" pattern on it to embody the will of the royal family!! Double-entry bookkeeping ledger purchased at the museum store The note (12,000 won) had an impressive design that reproduced the accounting methods of the time!! The museum is so expensive, lol..

#AustraliaFlightEvent #museum #Myeongdong #KoreanWar Yesterday afternoon, I visited the Woori Bank Museum and vividly experienced the role of the bank during the Korean War. ㅜㅜ.. In the exhibition hall on the 2nd floor, the photos of the Incheon branch destroyed during the war and the replica of the Busan temporary headquarters caught my eye.. In particular, the business log of the Namdaemun branch in the 1950s contained the efforts of employees to protect customer deposits even during the war.. I think it was a little sad.. 📌 Points for solo travelers Recommended experience: VR tax collection mission → Simulation of collecting taxes while riding a horse through dangerous areas during the war (10 minutes, free) Hidden spot: War document storage on the 1st basement floor → Exhibition of burnt ledger fragments and handwritten notes from employees at the time Recommended snack: Museum cafe "Hungry Bread in War" (6,500 won) → Whole wheat bread and jujube tea set that reproduces military emergency rations 🚨 Notes Sneakers are required for VR experience (Beware of slipping due to vibration of the device) Flash and photography prohibited in the document storage Whole wheat bread has a hard texture, so it is recommended to tear it with small bites At the waste banknote compression block exhibition, I learned how currency damaged during the war was recycled... I made a virtual currency design in the experience zone and made it into a key ring (9,800 won), and added the phrase '1953 Armistice' to convey the meaning of peaceㅜㅜ... The double-entry bookkeeping ledger notebook (12,000 won) I bought at the museum store had a unique design that reinterpreted traditional accounting methods in a modern way... It makes me think a lot...

#AustraliaFlightEvent #WooriBank #museum #Myeongdong After visiting the Currency Museum yesterday afternoon, I visited the Woori Bank Museum and vividly experienced the traces of finance in the Joseon Dynasty!! At the Sangpyeong Tongbo Special Exhibition on the 2nd floor, it was impressive to directly hold the Sangpyeong Tongbo, the first legal tender from the reign of King Sukjong in 1678!! Although it weighs only 3.5g, I felt the historical weight that moved the transactions of the merchants of the time. I felt like I traveled through time when I held a replica of a coin with the Sangpyeong letters in my hand and participated in a VR experience that recreated the old market transactions. Haha! 📌 Points for solo travelers Recommended experience: Promissory note writing workshop → Writing Joseon-style transaction documents with a brush on Korean paper (material cost 2,000 won, 15 minutes) Hidden spot: Reproduction room of old safe on the first basement floor → Photo zone where you can open and close the safe door in the 1900s (recommended photos by lighting angle) Recommended snack: Museum cafe "Yeopjeon Croffle" (6,500 won) → Explosion of condensed milk cream inside coin-shaped bread 🚨 Notes VR experience closes at 4:30 PM (same-day reservation required) Gloves must be worn when experiencing the Sangpyeong Tongbo replica The security pattern of the completed promissory note workshop can be confirmed with a UV light "Joseon's credit, contained in promissory notes" In the exhibition hall of original promissory notes from the 19th century, I found a transaction document with the handwriting that said, "Please lend me 100 sacks of rice with this one piece!! I wrote my friend's name on the promissory note I made at the workshop and gave it to him, and I felt the weight of economic promise with the heart of an old merchant. I felt it. I bought the Sangpyeong Tongbo key ring (9,800 won) at the museum store and hung it on my wallet. It was also fun to write my wish on a piece of paper and put it in the coin slot.