National Museum of Korean Contemporary History

The National Museum of Korean Contemporary History sits across from Gwanghwamun and Gyeongbokgung in Jongno-gu, Seoul. Its permanent exhibition on the fifth floor covers the period from Japanese rule through the Korean War to the present, and admission is free. From the eighth-floor rooftop, visitors can see Gyeongbokgung and Gwanghwamun Square together, and a cafe on the third floor sells coffee and tea. The exhibition descriptions frame the Japanese colonial period as a coercive colonial policy, giving the presentation a one-sided perspective.