The Presseum (Korean신문 박물관) is the only newspaper museum of South Korea, situated on Sejongno, in Jongno District, central of Seoul. The museum was established and is operated by The Dong-a Ilbo, one of the four major newspaper companies of South Korea. Presseum is a compound word to denote "press" and "museum" which represents its character as a newspaper museum.[1] Presseum is located on the third and fourth floors of the Dong-a Media Center and consists of three exhibition rooms; "Newspaper Hall", "Special Exhibition Hall" and "Media Education Hall".[2][3]

Presseum
Established15 December 2000
LocationSejongno, Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Typenewspaper museum
Collection size5000 pieces
Websitepresseum.or.kr
Korean name
Hangul
신문박물관
Hanja
Revised RomanizationSinmunbakmulgwan
McCune–ReischauerSinmunpangmulgwan

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  1. ^ 쇼룸 앤 홍보, 전시 인테리어 . . . www.interiorsnpi.co.kr Archived 2004-10-31 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ 신문박물관 新聞博物館 (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2008-04-26.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ 신문박물관

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