The legend noted in the 「Samgukyusa」has it that one day King Mu and his wife were hiking up Mt. Yonghwa(presently known as Mt. Mireuk) on their way to visit a priest named Jimyong. Suddenly, Miruksamjon emerged from a large pond. It was in this spot that they built a temple with a palatial main hall, pagodas, and cardinal corridors in the compound. The legends about the foundation of Mireuksa found in the 「Samgukyusa」are thought to be true, based on several excavations reveal that the soil conditions of the site, which was reclaimed from the pond, are the same as those of the mountain. The excavations also reveal that the temple consisted of 3 parts. Aside from the legend of King Mu and Princess Seonhwa, there is a different view of how Mireuksa came to being. It is believed that Baekje Kingdom built Mireuksa in Geumma, the center of Mahan tribal influence, in order to expand its national power. Regardless of how the temple came to existence, the temple is estimated to have exhibited the cultural talents such as the architecture and the fine arts of the Baekje period.

Location
(570-911) 104-1 Giyanglee Geummamyeon Iksan Jeollabukdo
Tel: (0653)836-7804∼6
Fax : (0653)836-7807
H-page : www.mireuksaji.org

Exhibition is closed
·Museum is closed : Mondays and January 1-2
·Opening Hours : 3-11(Month) : 9:00∼6:00 P.M.
---------------12-2(Month) : 9:00∼5:00 P.M.

Relics Exhibition Hall Information
The relics exhibition hall in the Mireuksa temple site was established in 1997. Also, the relics excavated from the Mireuksa temple site were displayed and preserved to assign a role as a treasure-house in our culture. The present relics in our possession were reached about 19,300 and were displayed in the function and sortness. To assign a role as a place of social education, the Relics Exhibiton Hall will be held in the writing contest for cultural assets and summer cultural school intended for primary & middle school students in our province.

·Exhibition Hall
·Floor Area : 594 Pyung(first floor and basement floor)
·Exhibition Area : 561 Pyung
·Major Facilities : Exhibition Room, Office, Move Hall, Data Room, Storage, Machine Room
·Exhibition : 350 unearthed Relics of Mireuksa temple site

Relic Room Ⅰ
Ⅰ It displays glass, jade, bronze, wood, end tile, main ridge-end tile, earthenware and the like, showing the transition in art styles and handicrafts from the Baekje age through to the Chosun dynasty period.

--This display of relics also gives us a simultaneous depiction of the change of Mireuksa, over time.

Relic Room Ⅱ
It exhibits the living culture of Mireuksa by displaying ornaments, earthenware goods like the statue of a curly hair Buddha, as well as porcelain items such as a celadon pillow, a dish of the Goryeo period, and a white porcelain lotus bud.

Buddhist Art Room
This lamp was made based on the parts of the stone lantern excavated from the temple site in order to demonstrate the true size of the original one. The wooden pagoda in the center was built at a scale of 1/20th the original artifacts to display the grandeur of the temple.