Haenyeo Museum, Jeju Island, South Korea

4.0 (155 reviews) Spent Ranking #15 in Jeju Speciality Museums

Very informative

Haenyeo Museum which is dedicated to the female sea divers of Jeju was an excellent museum about the matriarchal culture of Jeju that used to exist. Despite the large building that houses the museum, there isn’t that much on display. However, visitors get an idea about the amount of responsibilities the typical haenyeos had, basically raising their children (some dived until the day before their children were born) and running the family finances while going out diving everyday. The donated artifacts on displays were interesting but the information about the lives of haenyeos was fascinating.
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Address

3204-1 Hado-ri, Gujwa-eup, Jeju, Jeju Island 695-976 South Korea

Mobile

+82 64-782-9898

Website

http://www.haenyeo.go.kr

Current local date and time now

Tuesday, May 14, 2024, 3:11

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4.0 based on (155 reviews)

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Reviews

  • 5Taylor C 5:00 PM Nov 20, 2022
    Informative and interesting museum
    Learned a lot about the daily lives of the Haenyeo and the history. Lots of information in English and you can ask the front desk to play an informative movie about the Haenyeo in English as well. Find a Haenyeo restaurant nearby to round out the experience.
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  • 4Lalitendu 5:00 PM Aug 31, 2022
    History of Women divers
    It was a good place to know the history of women divers in Korea. For foreigners, it was something new about the Korean culture that we got to know. There was a AV show for 15 minutes followed by looking around the pictures.

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