Insa Historic Sites Museum

There's KOTE, early in the morning.

At a more overcast time.

Inside Joseon Salon.

Thanks, I think she knows.

Here's KOTE viewed from a distance, around the new building.

Another look at another drainage ditch that historically ran through here.

I went down to the basement to see if I could get into the museum uninvited. They asked me if I signed up on Yeyak, and I said "No, I'm a foreigner." They let me in.

Here's a cross-section showing the occupation layers uncovered, with a big pipe near the top.

They are really downplaying "Pimat-gil."

I caught up to the tour group.

I hadn't ever heard of Cheolmulgyo before. This was one of the things that leapt out at me a bit. It would have been located where the crosswalk immediately south of Jongno Tower is, apparently.

They found all the most significant artefacts in one place.

I puzzled over what this was, but then figured out that it's supposed to be a jigsaw, and had just been left complete.

This is the guide to six modern photos exhibited.

This was photo 2.

This was photo 3.

These are, it turns out, replicas of the world's oldest extant movable metal type collection.

The exhibited pieces include the oldest surviving Hangeul movable metal type.

There was an interesting temple bell, reconstructed from pieces that had been cut apart.

And firearm barrels.

This was an astronomical time piece, that acted as a sundial during the day and a north star dial at night.

The area around the front desk was all on glass.

This map showing historic waterways was actually helpful.

Here's a look at Cheolmulgyo's location.

And how it appears on that other map.

This was a multimedia exhibit.