Opening Hours: 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.

• The last entrance to the Museum is at 5:00 pm.
• Closed January 1 and every Monday or the following Tuesday if Monday is a national holiday

Free admission

Caution

• Touching or other acts that may damage exhibits is strictly prohibited
• Flash photography, using a tripod or photography for commercial purposes is prohibited
  ※ Taking food into the museum is prohibited.

Item You Can Donate

• Items related to marine life: Fish, shellfish, crustaceans, mollusks, sea water life, reptiles, echinoderm, fossils
• Items related to marine products: Fishing gear, rare photographs related to fisheries
• Others: Books and exhibition items

How to Donate

• Items should be in the original state when donating.
  in case of fish, be careful not to damage parts such as the fins and scales.
• Specify the details of donations ; for example, name, places collected, collectors and so on.

Where to Bring Donations

• Busan Marine Natural History Museum, 175, Ujangchun-ro, Dongnae-gu, Busan
• Tel: (051)553-4944-5 / Fax: (051)554-1552

Management of Donations

• Donations will be kept and displayed in the BMNHM.

Benefits to Donors

• Donors are given a donation registration certificate and an inscribed plate is placed next to the exhibit
• Donors are listed in a directory book and provided with free pass for life
• Complimentary award given (to distinguished donors)

Main Items Donated

• Scabbard fish, jumbo squid, skeleton of Bearing Sea toothed whale, whale shark, harpoon gun, spiny lobster

Busan Marine Natural History Museum

Location

• 175, Ujangchun-ro, Dongnae-gu, Busan

Size of Facilities

• Site: 12,618㎡, Building: 8,920㎡
• 1st Hall
  • 5,210㎡, Four floors above ground
  • Opened in April 2003
• 2nd Hall
  • 3,710㎡, Four floors above ground
  • Opened in June 1994

Major Facilities

• Media/Science Room: Area 194㎡, 100 seats, beam projection, DVD screening
• Special Exhibition Room: 777㎡
• Library for marine books(2 rooms) : 342㎡, constant temperature and humidity controller installed
• Archives: The museum has a collection of 2,000 books about the sea.
• Exhibit manufacturing room: relevant equipment including optical microscopes, driers, sterilizers, sterile workstations, freezers, and more
• Tropical Life Exploration Hall
  • Area: 1,057㎡
  • Tropical living reptiles such as crocodiles, lizards, and turtles are exhibited

Busan Fishing Village Folk Museum

The Busan Fishing Village Folk Museum opened as a branch of the Busan Marine Natural History Museum on February 23, 2007. It consists of the Nakdonggang River Fishing Village Folk Hall and the Busan Fishing Village Folk Hall under the theme “A cultural tour of fishing villages from river to sea.” The museum presents exhibitions and materials on the lives of our ancestors along the Nakdonggang River, which is the lifeline of Busan. Visitors can also learn about activities, traditional methods, cultural relics, and the people of Busan’s fishing villages.

• Address: 128 (Hwamyeong-dong), Haksa-ro, Buk-gu, Busan
• Facility Size: Three floors above ground (site: 10,178m2, building: 2,442m²)
• Major Facilities
  • 1st floor: Fishing Village Experience Room, Toy Library, Multi-Education Theater
  • 2nd floor: Nakdonggang River Fishing Village Folk Room, Special Exhibition Room
  • 3rd floor: Busan Fishing Village Folk Room, Interactive Experience Area

Busan Marine Natural History Museum

Address: 175, Ujangchun-ro, Dongnae-gu, Busan, Republic of Korea
TEL: 051-553-4944, 051-553-4945 / FAX : 051-554-1552

Transportation

• Bus: local bus no. 110,110-1,121,46,77,1002,7
• Metro: Metro Line 1 Oncheonjang Station (Exit 1) → Walk about 15 minutes towards Geumgang Park or Metro Line 1 Dongnae Station (Exit 4) → transfer to Village/Neighborhood Bus No. 1-1 → Get off at Busan Marine Natural History Museum Bus Stop

Busan Fishing Village Folk Museum

• Address: 128, Haksa-ro, Buk-gu, Busan
• TEL: 051-363-3333 / FAX: 051-363-6433
• Transportation Local Bus
  • No. 1 Waseok Bus Stop
  • No. 111: Geumgok → Busanjin Market
  • No. 121: Geumgok → Jangjeon Metro Station
  • No. 126: Hwamyeong → Chungmu-dong
  • No. 15: Geumgok → Chungmu-dong
  • No. 59-1: Hwamyeong-dong → Busan Station