All the best ideas are developed on the loo. Or so they say.

An establishment in South Korea has decided that more needs to be done to encourage people to value their public conveniences.

Built in memory of the former mayor of the southern city of Suwon, the art gallery and museum has proved a success with tourists in the region.

The mayor, Sim Jae-Duck – affectionately known as Mr Toilet – spent his life campaigning for improvements to the toilets in the sovereign state. His house, which was built in the shape of a toilet, forms the centre piece of the theme park and houses a museum dedicated to the loo.

Different toilets from around the world in various unusual styles are shown inside the museum as is the development of public conveniences over the years.

Lee Youn Souk told the BBC that the park hopes to encourage people to focus on the important things in life. “We just focus on eating everyday, we sometimes overlook the importance of the toilet,” she remarked. “We already know upon waking up in the morning we should go to the toilet but people don’t want to talk about this.”

She added that toilets are an important matter for health, sanitation and water conservation and the museum and theme park hopes to ensure that people don’t overlook this.