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Petite Joongang Family Museum (작은 중앙가족박물관(한방개인박물관))

50-5, Jungang-daero 77-gil, Jung-gu, Daegu

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Delve into Korea's healing past at the Petite Joongang Family Museum. This unique, family-run museum showcases nine decades of traditional Oriental medicine history through ancient tools, manuscripts, and family artifacts. You will gain insight into the art of herbal healing practiced in Daegu. Culture enthusiasts, history buffs, and anyone curious about traditional Korean remedies will find this visit fascinating. It offers a rare glimpse into a generational commitment to holistic wellness.

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Petite Joongang Family Museum is a family-owned museum that showcases the antiquities of Oriental medicine, as practiced by a local family for three generations over 90 years in the city of Daegu, a city known for its 350-year-old medicinal herb market. The tools used by the family including scales, medicine bowls, prescriptions and manuscripts of traditional medicine tell the history of Oriental medicine in Korea as well as the family's dedication to treatment using the traditional herbal medicine practice. The museum serves its visitors with healthy Oriental medicine tea, while the living family members offer free medical consultation.

Information

Phone

+82-53-252-6606

Website

jdailyhealth.modoo.at

Hours

13:30-17:30

Closed

Sundays & public holidays

Parking

Public parking lot available

Fee