Jeju Haenyeo Museum
Gujwa-eup
This museum is dedicated to Jeju's remarkable female divers, or haenyeo, who dive more than 30 feet deep to collect shellfish and other sea critters without the help of oxygen masks. They do this up to seven hours a day, 90 days of the year, holding their breath for a full minute on each dive. Jeju's women free divers were inscribed on UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2016. In addition to its exhibits on haenyeo, the museum has a sculpture garden and gift shop. A visit here is usually paired with a trip to adjacent Sehwa Beach.
