Gatbawil Culture Town, filled with the Fragrance of Culture and Art
Gatbawil Culture Town is the central area of Mokpo culture and art and the concentrated area of exhibition space. Under the Ipansan mountain, there are National Research Institute of Maritime Culture, Culture and Art Hall, Natural History Museum, Fork Cultural Museum, Namnong Memorial Museum located and a good place to appreciate the night view of the sea along with Gatbawi.
The National Research Institute of Maritime Cultural Heritage which is the only maritime museum and underwater discovery specialized institution, is located here. The building with the first underground level and two stories above ground on the land of 20,075m2 includes Shinan cabin, Wando cabin, Fishing folk village hall, shipping history hall, and experience hall. On the opposite side of National Research Institute of Maritime Cultural Heritage, there are Mokpo Natural Histor Museum and Literature History Museum and next to it, there is Mokpo Ceramic Livingware Museum that shows the history and status of ceramic industry of Mokpo. In addition, Namnong Memorial Museum that preserves the works of Namnong Heo Gun, the master of southern school of Chinese Painting is located.
National Research Institute of Maritime Cultural Heritage
Namnong Memorial Museum
Mokpo Natural History Museum
Mokpo Natural History Museum
Ceramic Livingware Museum