The National Folk Museum of Korea is located within the grounds of the Gyeongbokgung Palace in Jongno-gu, Seoul, and uses replicas of historical objects to illustrate the history of traditional life of the Korean people.

The museum has three main exhibition halls, with over 98,000 artifacts: The History of Korean People features materials of everyday life in Korea from prehistoric times to the end of the Joseon Dynasty in 1910; the Korean Way of Life, which illustrates Korean villagers in ancient times; and the Life Cycle of the Koreans, which depicts the deep roots of Confucianism in Korean culture and how this ideology gave rise to most of the culture's customs.

The museum also features open-air exhibits, including replicas of spirit posts where villagers used to pray, stone piles for worship, grinding mills, rice storage shelters, pits for kimchi pots, and sculptures of the Korean Zodiac animals (above).