Day 3: Ice Gallery Near Anguk Station

We began our day at Ice Gallery which is at Bukchon, near Insadong. The entrance fee is 7,000 Won (SGD 7.70) for viewing the sculptures which are stored in a larger freezer room. Jackets are available for free rental to be used inside the gallery. My husband and I were the only visitors there and we had the whole gallery to ourselves! There are sculptures like the Eiffel Tower, Leaning Tower of Pisa, Bukchon Hanok Village, an igloo, a piano, a television, a computer, a toilet and even a birthday cake made of ice! I wanted to try the ice slide which I saw from their website (in korean only) but I could not find it given for the size of the gallery. Or is it hidden somewhere that I had missed it?

As we had never been to a snowing country before, we could not tolerate the VERY LOW temperature (-5 degree celsius)!! We quickly posed and took some shots with the sculptures and in less than 5 mins, we were out of the gallery!




entrance of ice gallery




 

 post-it notes on the ceiling



this was my favourite!

For an additonal 5,000 Won  (SGD 5.50), we went for the ice-mug making session. The staff gave us a demostration of carving the mug from a squarish ice block. The process is quite easy by using only one tool. In about 20 minutes, our mugs are completed. We can bring our own mug home for an additional fee. If you come in as a larger group, you can even compete for the "Best Mug Award" and given a medal and flowers. Cool right?



Demo by one of the staff

  

her masterpiece

 

my masterpiece



The top left hand corner shows the past winner of the "Best Mug Award"

How to get there (see map):
Take the subway to Anguk station (line 3), exit 1. Once out of the exit, turn right and walk along the shops at the main road until you see Twosome Place (cafe) and Olive Young (a drugstore) then turn right. Walk all the way in until you see the Art Sonje Center on your left, turn right and the Ice Gallery is at your right. It is opposite the information centre

Admission:
Ice gallery: 7,000 Won  (SGD 7.70)
Ice mug making experience: 5000 Won (SGD 5.50)