Mokpo Natural History Museum

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The Mokpo Natural History Museum is Korea’s largest public natural history museum. It consists of twelve exhibition halls, including a natural history hall that presents a broad survey of natural history from the birth of Earth 4.6 billion years ago to the present. It also features a culture and history hall focused on the Mokpo region. The museum displays one of the world’s only two Prenoceratops dinosaur fossils. Also on display is a large fossilized nest of eggs from a carnivorous dinosaur, an internationally significant find excavated and restored on Aphaedo Island in Sinan-gun, Jeonnam-Gwangju Special Metropolitan City and nationally designated as a Natural Monument. Outside the museum, visitors can also see a sculpture depicting an Oviraptor guarding its nest. Through its geology hall and other exhibition spaces, the museum offers a wide-ranging look at various minerals, fossils, and biological specimens. It serves as a living earth science classroom for children and is regarded as one of Mokpo’s leading cultural attractions. It is ideal for visiting together with the Mokpo Modern History and Culture District.