Museums, Cultural Centers & Historical Sites

While there is no single way to explore the Korean diaspora, there are many museums, cultural centers, and historical sites all over the world that offer insights into Korean migration and settlement histories. If you have visited any of these (or other) places, please share your experience with us.


The Museum of Korea Emigration History, Incheon, Korea


Korean American National Museum (open 2020), Los Angeles, CA


Museo Conmemorativo de la inmigracion Coreana, Merida, Mexico


The Immigration Museum of the State of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

http://museudaimigracao.org.br/en/o-museu/sobre/


Korean American Historical Society, Seattle, Washington

http://www.kahs.org/index.php


The Korean Legation Building, Washington, D.C.

https://medium.com/@christopherteed/old-korean-legation-building-reopens-in-washington-dc-as-a-museum-3e7abf7abdde


Museo Kim Yun Shin, Buenos Aires, Argentina



Centro Cultural Coreano, Buenos Aires, Argentina

http://argentina.korean-culture.org/es/welcome


Koryo Museum of Art, Kyoto, Japan

https://www.koryomuseum.or.jp/korean/index.php


Kim Pen Xva Museum, Uzbekistan

https://cross-currents.berkeley.edu/e-journal/issue-29/mvkim/photo4


Hawaii’s Plantation Village, Waipahu, Hawaii

http://www.hawaiiplantationvillage.org/


Honolulu Museum of Art, Honolulu, Hawaii

http://honolulumuseum.org/art/collections/151-korea


Broken Ridge Buddhist Temple of Korea, Honolulu, Hawaii


Immigration Museum, Melbourne, Victoria

https://museumsvictoria.com.au/immigrationmuseum/


Museum of Korean American Heritage, New York, New York