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The University Museum was established on Nov. 10 1967, the first in Chungbok Region, to make contribution to the academic research by collecting and storing materials and data on Korean history, archeology, customs, arts and craftworks. The museum building was completed in 1977 with the donations by the late Mrs. Kim Kyeong-E, wife of the Late Kim Won Kun, one of the founders of CJU. The building was massively renovated in 1996. Now it has modernistic interior facilities and expanded exhibition halls.

The museum excavated Mireuklisa Site (Daewonsaji Site) and Mireuk Daewonji Site located in Cheongju for five times from 1977 to 1991. In 1984, it made great contribution to the academic circle through the excavation of Woocheondongsaji Site in Cheongju. Particularly, in 1985, it discovered and unearthed Heungdeoksaji Site where Jikjisimcheyojeol(or Jikji which can be translated "The Monk Baegun's Anthology of the Great Priests' Teachings on Identification of the Buddha's Spirit by the Practice of Seon), the world's oldest extant movable metal print book.

In early years, the museum held about 200 pieces of relics, but it continuously added articles every year. Today, it boasts of 2,000 pieces of relics including Keumeunsanggamhwadoodaedo of Baikje Dynasty. It is composed of First exhibition room (for folks craft), Second exhibition room (Archeological paintings) and memorial hall for founders. It also publishes the Collection of CJU Museum and academic journals every year.

As a part of the centennial anniversary program to celebrate the birth of Founder Kim Won Kun on Nov. 11, 1986, artifacts and mementos were exhibited on the first floor of the museum. The exhibits included 200 or so mementos of the deceased founders, Kim Won Kun and Kim young Kun, photos of them, and 100 pieces of materials of schools belonging to Chungsuk Academic Foundation. In Feb. 1997, the center published the picture book of the memorial hall to celebrate the 50th anniversary of CJU establishment.

The museum and memorial hall of founders reopened in Nov. 2005 after the massive renovations ahead of the 60th anniversary of CJU establishment. It refurbished old facilities and installed AV systems such as touch screens on exhibition rooms and graphic panels. Currently, the museum exhibits 1200 pieces of relics and the memorial hall exhibits 150 mementos and historical materials of Chungsuk Academic Foundation.