The Folklore and Natural History Museum is a must see. If you walk only 100 meters east of Samseonghyeol,
you'll get to the museum. It is a great place to visit as the traditional
lifestyle of Jeju islanders is revived vividly in it. At the entrance,
you'll notice the roof of the museum is exactly like the traditional
thatched houses of Jeju.
If you enter the museum
through the outdoor square, you'll see big marine animals. On the
right of the porch is an exhibition hall of natural history where
the story of Jeju's formation and its local flora and fauna are
displayed. The exhibition hall of animals, where stuffed insects
and birds are displayed, is very popular among children. Children
are excited to hear the songs of insects such as crickets, long-horned
grasshoppers and cicadas by pressing the different bells in the
hall. In the exhibition hall of folklore, all of Jeju's traditional
customs and folklore relics are collected and here one can experience
the traces of Jeju's ancestors. Traditional thatched houses, Tawoo
(wooden boats) and authentic sharman are revived as they once looked.
In addition, traditional working garments of Jeju such as Galjungi
and Galjeoksam, agricultural tools and a variety of other implements
used by Haenyeos (female divers) are well kept in this exhibition
hall. There is an audio-visual room as well.
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