Daejeon Temi Literature Museum

A literature museum in Daeheung-dong created by renovating the former Temi Library. It combines exhibitions, archives and citizen programs in a larchiveum-style space near Temiorae and the old-downtown cultural area.

Before deciding to visit

Dates / opening window: Not separately verified
The active BOOK+IMAGE 12 exhibition is officially listed at 10:00–17:00 through October 25. The museum has a separate October operations notice whose detailed closure calendar is image-led, so do not assume the entire building is open every day on that schedule.
Location: Checked against sources
Official address: 대전광역시 보문로199번길 37-1 (대흥동 326-123). Copy the Korean address into a map app.
Practical facts checked: Oct 5, 2026
Daejeon Culture Foundation — Daejeon Temi Literature Museum
Getting there / returning: Checked against sources
The official directions list Jung-gu Office Station Exit 2 at about a 12-minute walk. Bus 317 or 615 reaches the Daejeon Senior Welfare Center stop (about 5 minutes on foot); 513, 612 or 701 reaches the Daejeon High School stop (about 10 minutes on foot). Parking is described as limited.
Practical facts checked: Oct 5, 2026
Daejeon Culture Foundation — Daejeon Temi Literature Museum
Booking / entry conditions: Not separately verified
A general museum-entry reservation requirement was not independently verified. Individual festival talks or programs may have separate advance-registration rules.
Price / extra fees: Not separately verified
A general admission fee for the museum or the current exhibition was not independently verified in the checked text.
On-site language support: Not separately verified
The checked official pages do not confirm foreign-language interpretation or multilingual on-site service.
Overseas booking / payment: Not separately verified
The Korean name, address and transit route are clear enough to navigate with a map app, but foreign-user ticketing, staff assistance and exhibition-language usability were not tested.
Accessibility: Not separately verified
Step-free access through the renovated building, Archive B and the uphill approach from nearby stops was not independently verified.

Official information

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Why it matters now

The museum is especially useful this week because the BOOK+IMAGE 12 exhibition continues through October 25 and the Temi Literature Festival ‘Siwol-gu-il’ is scheduled for October 9.

Why go

A useful stop for visitors who want to connect Daejeon’s literary history with a real neighborhood walk rather than treating literature as an abstract theme. The official directions also make it workable without a car: Jung-gu Office Station is about a 12-minute walk, with several nearby bus stops.

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Use the confirmed place facts below, then continue to the broader travel guides for transport, facilities and eating practicalities.

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Getting there대전도시철도 1호선 중구청역 2번 출구에서 도보 약 12분. 317·615번은 대전광역시 노인복지관 정류장 하차 후 약 5분, 513·612·701번은 대전고등학교 정류장 하차 후 약 10분으로 공식 안내한다.Find directions on NAVER Map ↗대전광역시 보문로199번길 37-1 (대흥동 326-123)

Nearby facilities & servicesOpen guide →현재 공식 전시 BOOK+IMAGE 12는 10:00~17:00로 안내된다. 문학관 전체 운영시간·휴관일은 2026년 10월 운영 공지를 방문 전 다시 확인한다.

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Events here

Check dates and participation conditionsBOOK+IMAGE 12 — Painting & Literature

An active exhibition at Daejeon Temi Literature Museum showing original cover artworks created for Open Books’ classic-literature series and first editions of Korean modern literature. The official program lists August 19–October 25 and 10:00–17:00 at Archive B on the second floor. Treat those as the exhibition period and viewing window, not proof that the museum is open every day without closure exceptions.

Check dates and participation conditionsTemi Picture Book Talk — Siwol-gu-il Literature Festival

A free picture-book talk at Daejeon Temi Literature Museum with author Choi Min-ji, centered on the picture book ‘Omori Amuri.’ It runs Friday, October 9 from 11:00 to 12:20 in the Literature Concert Hall. Anyone from children to adults may join, but advance phone registration is limited to the first 30 people and is open through October 8.

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