This is a spectacular building with impressive monuments and statues in the front square. There is a collection of US military hardware from the Korean war and also the captured spy ship the USS Pueblo. The exhibition itself is huge and the guide tends to rush you through it. I can't imagine the amount of money spent on this museum, which could have been used to resurface the roads and generally improve the standard of living for the lovely North Korean people.
Unfortunately you are not allowed to take photos inside of the museum. Keep in mind that this is the brand new opened museum; seems that the last one was not that good.Have seen many memorial and war museums ( WAW, Johannesburg), but by far this is the most impressive one!The details are amazing; the structure of the story is the museum is very well organized and the guide was very good; even if it showed only one part of the story, this place is a must visit in DPRK!
The building is over impressive for what it contains. The only thing unique or of historical interest is the USS Pueblo (which we didn't get to visit!). The place is just filled up with anything left over from the war. I much preferred the war museum in Dandong especially the huge 360 degree diorama.
The war museum is really beautiful. Of course, the history is only only under a DPRK perspective but this is expected right? There are 2 big areas outside the museum one with all the equipments captured by the DPRK army and another one with the equipment used by the DPRK army during the war. The access to the USS Pueblo is also from the museum area. Accordingly to the guides the museum expansion took only 10 months to be built. It's an amazing building. There are some very interesting sections as the panorama and also the area reproducing the fields where the war occurred.
This is honestly one of the best war museums I have ever visited, I was really impressed with the way it has been done. This was not supposed to feature on our tour, but we got lucky and are so happy that we got to see it. We suggested to our guides that it should be included in the tours, as it is really is worth a visit.
Very impressive museum showing the events of Korean war from the viewpoint of North Korea. The building and especially the panorama painting on top floor of the building are very spectacular. They also present a huge collection of captured US military equipment. Don't miss that site, it's definitely worth a visit!!
This is a large museum that takes a long time to get around. The first thing you will see are a lot of captured US vehicles, finishing with the captured USS Pueblo which you get to go inside. Afterwards you get to go into the museum itself. The museum is interesting, full of information about the Korean War spliced in with obvious propaganda. It's worth a visit for the USS Pueblo alone, but also if you are interested in the way that the DPRK likes to spin the Forgotten War.
It is new and an amazing building done in a most spectacular way with the best marble brass glass with world class designs in architecture can wait to see it again
The building is very grand, probably the best bit. Walk around the grounds along riverfront too. The actual exhibitions inside are a bit tacky. The video we watched was very one sided. Some of the imagery and depictions were distasteful.
This was only one of many eye-opening, paradigm-challenging experiences on this trip to Pyongyang and the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea [aka North Korea]. It's sometimes difficult to see how others experience us, particularly our role in the Korean War. But essential...as with Vietnam.