Choi Sun-woo's Old House

Located in Seongbuk-dong, Choi Sun-woo's Old House is the residence where Hyegok Choi Sun-woo (1916–1984), a scholar who discovered and promoted the beauty of Korean culture, lived from 1976 to 1984. This modern hanok, built in the 1930s, retains the traces of his life throughout.

Currently, this site was secured through the National Trust movement in 2002 and opened to the public in April 2004. Purchased through citizen fundraising, the spaces added by the family during their residence were removed, and the worn parts were repaired before opening to the public. Personal belongings, handwritten manuscripts, New Year's cards from cultural and artistic figures, and donated paintings from bereaved families and acquaintances are permanently exhibited. It also hosts special exhibitions introducing the beauty of Korean culture that Choi Sun-woo discovered and promoted, as well as the cultural figures he interacted with, and operates various citizen-participation cultural programs. The main building is used as an exhibition space, the eastern servant quarters as office space, and the western servant quarters as service spaces such as a meeting room and visitor lounge.