International Friendship Exhibition, Museum in North Pyongan Province, North Korea

The International Friendship Exhibition is a museum in North Pyongan Province, North Korea, that displays gifts to North Korean leaders from around the world. The complex extends over several floors in a building set into a mountainside and is organized inside by long corridors and many small display rooms.

The halls opened on 26 August 1978 in a traditional style, built over about a year despite a local legend that Kim Jong Il finished them in three days. Kim Il Sung chanted a poem about the Myohyang setting from the balcony on 15 October 1979. Satellite imagery from 2017 showed underground activity suggesting an expansion.

The building combines modern materials with roof shapes drawn from Korean tradition and stands surrounded by forested hills on Mount Myohyang. Groups enter the halls one after another and are accompanied by staff who pause at certain points inside the building.

Visiting takes place only with a guided tour and typically lasts about an hour. Photography is not allowed inside and personal items are handed in before entry.

The outside of the building shows ornamental openings that look like windows, but all rooms inside lie completely without daylight. This design was chosen to protect the sensitive objects from light exposure.