“Please Stop Using Our Lockers for Running Gear,” Palace Museum Appeals to Runners

The National Palace Museum in Seoul has issued an unusual request: runners should stop leaving their gear in the museum’s storage lockers.

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Please stop storing running gear.

The museum, next to Gyeongbokgung Palace, posted the notice on Instagram on the 3rd. It said long-term storage of belongings for running and other outdoor exercise, as well as personal errands, was preventing visitors who came to see the exhibitions from using the lockers.

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Long-term storage of belongings for running and other outdoor exercise, or for personal errands, means that visitors who actually come to the exhibition galleries cannot use the storage lockers. The storage lockers are for museum visitors.

“Storage lockers are for museum visitors,” the museum said. It also warned that locker use and the removal of stored items could be restricted after the 5 p.m. admission cutoff. The museum asked people to avoid using the lockers for purposes unrelated to visiting.

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After the 5 p.m. admission cutoff, use of the lockers and removal of stored items may be restricted.