Events

Experience of Korean Traditional Culture for Foreigners

Program Information

The Korea Traditional Culture Experience Center is located on the east and west sides of the departure halls of terminals 1 and 2 of Incheon International Airport. It offers a variety of free experience programs and special exhibitions for Korean and foreign travelers to experience and learn about the traditional culture of Korea.

With the Traditional Costume Experience Program, visitors can try on traditional Korean clothes such as gonnyongpo and dangui. Participants can make handicrafts to take home with them through the Traditional Craft Experience and check out works by artisans designated as national intangible cultural heritage and traditional crafts at the Traditional Craft Exhibition. There is also a place called Digital Experience, where traditional cultural heritage is combined with modern technology.

Traditional Costume Experience
전통복식체험(1)
전통복식체험(2)

You can try on beautifully embroidered hanbok and traditional accessories and various types of royal robes. You can even take a picture of yourself in hanbok with the traditional daecheongmaru in the background.

※ This experience program may be suspended in the case that COVID-19 response measures are tightened.


Location

  • Korea Traditional Culture Experience Center West Wing (near Gate 248) on the third floor of the duty-free zone in Terminal 2

Hours

  • 07:00~21:30 (※ Currently in operation from 07:00 to 16:00)
Traditional Craft Experience
전통공예체험(1)
전통공예체험(2)

Make your own traditional crafts that you can take home with you to decorate your home or give to family and friends as gifts. Both Korean and foreign travelers can participate in the program for free.


Location

  • Korea Traditional Culture Experience Center East Wing (near Gate 25) on the third floor of the duty-free zone in Terminal 1
  • Korea Traditional Culture Experience Center West Wing (near Gate 29) on the third floor of the duty-free zone in Terminal 1
  • Korea Traditional Culture Experience Center (near Gate 122) on the third floor of the concourse
  • Korea Traditional Culture Experience Center East Wing (near Gate 253) on the third floor of the duty-free zone in Terminal 2
  • Korea Traditional Culture Experience Center West Wing (near Gate 248) on the third floor of the duty-free zone in Terminal 2

Hours

  • Terminal 1 06:30~21:30
  • Terminal 2 07:00~21:30 (※ Currently in operation from 07:00 to 16:00)
  • Concourse 07:00~21:00 (※ Currently in operation from 09:00 to 15:00)
Permanent exhibition at the Korea Traditional Culture Experience Center in Terminal 2
제2터미널 한국전통문화센터 상설전시 – 치유의 공간, 약방(1)
제2터미널 한국전통문화센터 상설전시 – 치유의 공간, 약방(2)

There are national intangible cultural heritage crafts on display to provide a glimpse into the Naeuiwon (medicine dispensary) of Changdeokgung Palace. Admission is free of charge.


Location

  • Korea Traditional Culture Experience Center East Wing (near Gate 253) on the third floor of the duty-free zone in Terminal 2
  • Korea Traditional Culture Experience Center West Wing (near Gate 248) on the third floor of the duty-free zone in Terminal 2

Hours

  • 07:00~21:30 (※ Currently in operation from 07:00 to 16:00)
Special Exhibition in Terminal 2
제2여객터미널 기획전시-옹기의 미학 이미지
제2여객터미널 기획전시-옹기의 미학 이미지2
제2여객터미널 기획전시-옹기의 미학 이미지3
제2여객터미널 기획전시-옹기의 미학 이미지4

Onggi (Korean earthenware) works by artisans designated as intangible cultural heritage and contemporary craftsmen are on display in different sections, divided into Traditionality, Regionality, Artistry, and Practicality. You can enjoy a variety of onggi works that present beauty of simplicity in form and material.


Location

  • Near gates 253 and 254 on the third floor of the duty-free area of Terminal 2

Hours

  • 09:00~18:00
Korea Traditional Culture Experience Center in the Concourse
탑승동 사랑_한국전통문화센터 전경이미지
탑승동 사랑_한국전통문화센터 내부 사진
탑승동 사랑_한국전통문화센터 3D 맵핑테이블 미디어아트사진
탑승동 사랑_한국전통문화센터 터치스크린 인터렉티브 미디어 월

Here, where cultural heritage and modern technology come together, you can enjoy the works of modern artists and artisans designated as national intangible cultural heritage and experience traditional culture through digital technology and media art.


Location

  • Korea Traditional Culture Experience Center (near Gate 122) on the third floor of the Concourse

Hours

  • 07:00~21:00 (※ Currently in operation from 09:00 to 15:00)
Digital Experience Zone for Traditional Martial Arts in Terminal 1
제1여객터미널 전통무예 디지털 체험존 이미지1
제1여객터미널 전통무예 디지털 체험존 사진2
제1여객터미널 전통무예 디지털 체험존 사진3
제1여객터미널 전통무예 디지털 체험존 사진4

An animation presented using projection mapping technology is screened to present the dynamism of traditional Korean martial arts through the story of Ungeom and Bogum, the king’s bodyguards.


Location

  • Near the Korean Cultural Street in the center of the fourth floor of the general zone of Terminal 1

Hours

  • 09:00~18:00
    ※ The contents of these traditional cultural experience programs are subject to change.

Location

인천공항 제1여객터미널 3층 Passenger Terminal 1, 3rd floor, 29 GATE 한국전통문화센터 서관 Korean Traditional Culture Experience Center(WEST), 25 GATE 한국전통문화센터 동관 Korean Traditional Culture Experience Center(EAST)
인천공항 제2여객터미널 3층 Passenger Terminal 2, 3rd floor, 253 GATE 한국전통문화센터 동관 Korean Traditional Culture Experience Center(EAST), 248 GATE 한국전통문화센터 서관 Korean Traditional Culture Experience Center(WEST)

Hours

  • Korea Traditional Culture Experience Center East and West Wing on the third floor of the duty-free zone in Terminal 1 : 06:30~21:00
  • Korea Traditional Culture Experience Center East and West Wing on the third floor of the duty-free zone in Terminal 2 : 07:00~21:30 (※현재운영: 07:00~16:00)
  • Korea Traditional Culture Experience Center (near Gate 122) on the third floor of the concourse : 07:00~21:00 (※ Currently in operation from 09:00~15:00)
  • Digital Experience Zone for Traditional Martial Arts in Terminal 1 : 09:00~18:00
  • Special Exhibition in Terminal 2 : 09:00~18:00
※ This experience program may be suspended in the case that COVID-19 response measures are tightened.