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Choonwondang Museum of Korean Medicine

You can enter by wheelchair and take the elevator to the fifth-floor exhibition rooms. One source puts an accessible toilet in the hospital building, not the museum building. Its exact location and whether museum visitors can use it are unclear. Sources differ on whether the hospital building is separate from the museum building. Call 02-3672-2005 (+82-2-3672-2005 from abroad) to ask. This museum of Korean medicine is part of a complex with a clinic.

Wheelchair
Partly accessibleA ramp and an elevator get you in. One source puts an accessible toilet in the hospital building, not the museum building. Its exact location and whether museum visitors can use it are unclear. Sources differ on whether the hospital building is separate from the museum building. Call 02-3672-2005 (+82-2-3672-2005 from abroad) to ask.
Walking load
LowThe exhibition rooms are together on the fifth floor, and you reach them by elevator from the first floor.
Source
Checked online · Oct 2026
Pine tree in front of a tall beige building with a vertical sign, beside a street with utility poles
Photo: KTO, KOGL Type 3

Getting there

  • Jongno 3(sam)-ga StationLine 1, Line 3, and Line 5Street elevators at Exit 8 and near Exits 12 and 13.About 120 m in a straight line.
    Station
  • Jongno 3(sam)-ga Station toiletsLine 1: Inside the gates, B1, by Exit 11. Wheelchair-usable.Line 1: Outside the gates, B1, by Exit 1. Wheelchair-usable.Line 3: Inside the gates, B2, by Exit 7. Wheelchair-usable.Line 3: Inside the gates, B3, by Exit 8. Wheelchair-usable.Line 5: Inside the gates, B1, by Exit 5. Wheelchair-usable.
  • Euljiro 3(sam)-ga StationLine 2 and Line 3Street elevator at Exit 10.About 570 m in a straight line.
    Station
  • Euljiro 3(sam)-ga Station toiletsLine 2: Outside the gates, B1, by Exit 2. Wheelchair-usable.Line 3: Inside the gates, B2, by Exit 3. Listed as not wheelchair-usable.

Accessible toilets near here

Heads-up

One source puts an accessible toilet in the hospital building, not the museum building, but its exact location is unclear. Sources differ on whether the hospital building is separate from the museum building. Before your visit, call to ask if you can use the one in the hospital building. If you cannot, plan a stop at the station.

The museum closes on Sundays and public holidays. On Saturdays it closes at 13:00, with last entry at 12:30, so choose a weekday if you want more time.

The museum website may still show a temporary closure notice from August 2020. Notices from 2026 suggest the museum is open now, but call before you go.

Getting in

Entrance
You can reach the entrance by wheelchair on a ramp. The door opens by hand. The way from outside to the elevator has no step.
Parking
The first floor is a parking area, but it is small. The museum asks visitors to use public transport if they can.
Route
The museum's directions use Jongno 3(sam)-ga Station exits 1 and 2 (Line 1), 2-1 and 3 (Line 3), and 3 and 5 (Line 5). These exits have no street elevator; see Getting there. Use the Jongno 3-ga–Tapgol Park bus stop.

Inside

Elevator
An accessible elevator fits two wheelchairs. One travel guide says you enter on the first floor and take the elevator to the museum on the fifth floor.
Floors
The permanent and special exhibition rooms and the education room are on the fifth floor. The Choonwondang history hall and culture space are on basement level 1 (B1). Ask staff whether the elevator goes to B1.
Toilets
One source puts an accessible toilet in the hospital building, not the museum building. Clinic spaces also appear in the museum's floor guide. Sources differ on whether the hospital building is separate from the museum building. Call 02-3672-2005 (+82-2-3672-2005 from abroad) to ask.

Also useful

Hours
Open Monday to Friday 09:00 to 18:00 and Saturday 09:00 to 13:00, as of October 2026. Last entry is 30 minutes before closing. Closed on Sundays and public holidays.
Admission
Adults aged 19 to 64 pay 5,000 won. Students and seniors pay 3,000 won, as of October 2026. Admission is 50% off on the last Wednesday of each month. Groups of 20 or more must book ahead and get 1,000 won off.
Discounts
Visitors over 60 and people with disabilities may also pay 3,000 won. Sources differ on this, so ask at the ticket desk whether this covers you.
Guide dogs
Guide dogs can enter. Other pets are not allowed.
Contact
Call 02-3672-2005 (+82-2-3672-2005 from abroad) or email cwdmuseum@naver.com. Expect the official website to be in Korean.

Not known yet

  • Where the hospital building's accessible toilet is, whether museum visitors can use it, and whether the way there is step-free
  • Whether the elevator stops at B1 for the history hall and culture space
  • Distance, slopes, steps and crossings between the station's elevator exits and the museum
  • Accessible parking spaces at the building
  • Passage width and seating in the fifth-floor exhibition rooms

Sources

The summary, the notes and the lists on this page draw on these sources.

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