Korean Revolution Museum

The Korean Revolution Museum, located in Pyongyang, North Korea, was founded on August 1, 1948 and holds a large exhibition of items related to Kim Il-sung and the Korean revolutionary movement.

The museum displays the materials showing the revolutionary history of President Kim Il Sung and General Kim Jong Iland struggles of the Korean people systematically. It was founded in August Juche 37 (1948).

It is situated on Mansu Hill in the city centre. It is composed of 90 rooms dividing into a general introduction hall and rooms arranged periodically, showing anti-Japanese revolutionary armed struggle, democratic revolution and first period of transition to socialism, Fatherland Liberation War and the building of socialism. There are rooms related to leader and comrades-in-arms, national reunification, Chongryon and etc. Besides, halls of cyclorama are worth a visit, giving a clear idea of historic Pochonbo Battle waged in the period of anti-Japanese armed struggles and the Battle on Height 1211 in the Korean War.