Film Cameras at Jeonju Hanok Village’s Yeomyeong Camera Museum

Why It Began in 2009 and Moved to the Hanok Village in 2015

Yeomyeong Camera Museum is a specialized museum of vintage cameras that has operated since 2009. It moved to an alley in Jeonju Hanok Village in early 2015 and is currently located at 92 Hanji-gil, Wansan-gu, Jeonju-si, Jeonbuk State (Pungnam-dong 3-ga).

The museum stands where Hanji-gil and Choe Myeong-hui-gil meet within Jeonju Hanok Village. Its location along a Hanok Village walking route reflects the intention to experience both the history of photographic technology and Jeonju’s tourist attractions in one visit.

Visiting Conditions: Entry from 10 a.m. Tuesday

Opening hours are 10:00–18:00 from Tuesday through Sunday, and the museum is closed on Mondays. According to a March 2016 article by the Korea Tourism Organization, admission was 3,000 won, including a beverage; experience fees were additional.

Because the official information page does not list a separate current admission fee, it is safest to confirm the price as of August 27, 2026, by calling 063-232-5250. General visits were described as taking less than 30 minutes in travel articles based on visitor reviews.

• Official website: http://www.ymcm.kr/
• Main phone: 063-232-5250
• Fax: 063-286-1044

Getting to 92 Hanji-gil from Jeonju Station and the Bus Terminal

Travelers visiting Jeonju for the first time can use Jeonju Station or Jeonju Express Bus Terminal as their starting point. The materials state that the journey from Yongsan Station in Seoul to Jeonju Station by KTX takes 2 hours 6 minutes, while the journey from Central City Terminal to Jeonju Express Bus Terminal takes 2 hours 40 minutes.

After arrival, the destination is 92 Hanji-gil inside Jeonju Hanok Village, at the point where Hanji-gil and Choe Myeong-hui-gil meet. Specific city bus route numbers, stops, and walking distances could not be confirmed in publicly available information, so rather than relying only on a bus number, enter the address into a map to check the final leg.

What to See Among More Than 400 Camera Types and 500 Collectibles

The official information introduces more than 400 types of cameras, including Eastman Kodak, Leica, and Sanderson. A Korea Tourism Organization article explains that the museum owns and displays more than 500 cameras, from early photographic devices to modern cameras, including rare models; the descriptions of its size therefore vary depending on the date of the source.

Featured exhibits include the Leica Gold, Imperial Camera, Kodak folding camera, and panoramic camera. The exhibition list also includes cameras used by the British royal family, Kodak film and cameras, Leica series cameras, cameras that appeared in films, miniature spy cameras, and toy cameras.

A Metal Camera from 1842 and Korea’s First Dongnam Camera

The exhibition includes a metal camera first produced in 1842, described as one of only 12 remaining anywhere in the world. Visitors can see through this single exhibit how rare metal equipment from before the digital-camera era is.

The Dongnam camera, the first camera made domestically, is another highlight of the early-camera exhibition. Its body, excluding the lens, was initially manufactured using domestic technology, and Korean-style patterns engraved on its hinges are presented as a distinctive feature of Korean cameras.

Tracing an Upside-Down Landscape in a Camera Obscura

The visit begins with a camera obscura experience, an optical device that uses light. It works by projecting an outside landscape upside down onto a wall after the light passes through a small hole in a dark space.

Visitors can place transparent paper over a glass plate and trace the projected image. The museum was described as being divided into four sections, with the final, fourth section organized as a themed exhibition of erotic paintings viewed through a lens.

Check the Café Video and Photo-Printing Experiences First

After passing through the museum garden and entering the building, visitors will find a café beside the entrance, where a museum video was reportedly shown. Watching the video before touring is said to help visitors understand the types of cameras on display.

Hands-on activities include printing smartphone or camera photos on regular paper or hanji, folding camera-drawing paper to make a camera-shaped savings bank, and making a pinhole camera that recreates the camera obscura principle. A mobile phone can be placed upright at the front of the pinhole camera for photography.

Film-Camera Program Requiring a Minimum Reservation of Eight People

The film-camera experience is described as a program available for reservations of at least eight people. Participants tour Jeonju Hanok Village for about two hours with cameras borrowed from the museum, then have the film developed and printed before taking it home in an album.

All exhibition cameras are film cameras, so film is required for photography, and a March 2016 article states that 90% of the collection’s cameras were maintained in usable condition. Separate programs include the Antique Camera Assembly Family Program and Meet the Camera and Portrait, each lasting 120 minutes, while the One-Night, Two-Day Journey to the Museum was described as lasting 22 hours.

Practical Variables When Combining the Visit with Gyeonggijeon and Jeondong Cathedral

Nearby attractions introduced alongside the museum include Gyeonggijeon Shrine, Pungnammun Gate, Jeondong Cathedral, and Jaman Mural Village. If you plan only a general visit of less than 30 minutes, include it midway through your Hanok Village walk; if you reserve an experience, allow additional travel time after the approximately two-hour or 120-minute program.

No public information confirming a dedicated museum parking lot or parking fees was found, so visitors may need to use a nearby public parking lot within Jeonju Hanok Village. Public sources also do not confirm whether on-site photography is prohibited, whether cash or card payments are accepted, whether English information or an audio guide is available, or whether the site is accessible to wheelchairs and strollers. Travelers who require this information should call 063-232-5250.