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Rolling Hall (롤링홀)

2019-03-18

35, Eoulmadang-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul
+82-2-325-6071

Rolling Hall is a cultural complex ideal for holding a wide variety of artistic and cultural events. It has hosted renowned international acts, underground musicians, and indie bands. Equipped with state-of-the-art lighting and sound systems, the hall has the distinctive, liberal ambience of the live clubs in the Hongdae (Hongik University) area.

Audiences can enjoy musical performances in pop, hip hop, jazz ballad, and rock in an intimate atmosphere that is not likely to be found in large concert halls.

Park Soo Keun Museum (박수근미술관)

2022-12-23

265-15, Parksookeun-ro, Yanggu-gun, Gangwon-do
+82-33-480-7226

Park Soo Keun (1914-1965) was an artist who devoted his life to drawing the lives of ordinary people with a warm gaze. The Park Soo Keum Museum, which has a floor space of 700 square meters, is built upon the artist’s birthplace in his hometown in Yanggu-gun, Gangwon-do. The museum was founded with the intent to develop into a major cultural space for the region and to honor Park Soo Keun’s life and art. The collection of Park Soo Keun’s artworks shown at the museum include his oil paintings, a number of prints such as "The Tree and Two Ladies" and "Tapdori," watercolor painting "Watercolors," and dozens of other drawings.

Blue Square (블루스퀘어)

2024-03-05

294, Itaewon-ro, Yongsan-gu, Seoul
+82-1544-1591

Blue Square is a multipurpose performance venue located in Hannam-dong. It includes Shinhan Card Hall, a performance hall dedicated to musicals with 1,776 seats, and Mastercard Hall, a multipurpose performance hall with 1,400 seats. Blue Square also includes the Book Park, which has a collection of nearly 75,000 books, and a café with a terrace that looks toward the Namsan Mountain. Many visitors come to the Blue Square to see its collection of popular musicals and other performances.

Woljeon Museum of Art Icheon (이천시립월전미술관)

2021-01-29

185, Gyeongchung-daero 2709beon-gil, Icheon-si, Gyeonggi-do
+82-31-637-0033

The Woljeon Museum of Art Icheon commemorates the great Korean artist Woljeon Chang Woo Soung and his works. The museum was originally opened in Seoul in 1991, when Woljeon donated all of his works to the Woljeon Art and Culture Foundation. It was later moved to Icheon in August 2007 according to Woljeon's will, and expanded to include personal memorabilia.

Festival Theater Mime (축제극장 몸짓)

2021-03-17

112, Chuncheon-ro, Chuncheon-si, Gangwon-do
+81-33-259-5880

Festival Theater Mime in Chuncheon, Gangwon-do is a modern four-story performance hall, with one basement floor and three above-ground floors. Believing that human gestures can change the world, the theater features a wide repertoire of inspiring performances involving traditional music, dance, drama and mime.

Gyeongnam Culture & Art Center (경상남도문화예술회관)

2021-02-26

215, Gangnam-ro, Jinju-si, Gyeongsangnam-do
+82-1544-6711

Gyeongnam Culture and Art Center is located along the Namgang River in Chilam-dong, Jinju. Construction began in 1984 and the center was opened on August 29, 1988, covering a plot of land of 18,894 ㎡, building area of 6,096 ㎡ and total floor area of 12,354 ㎡ through one basement level and four ground-level floors. The center is unique in that it features a structure combining Korean and Western styles into a multipurpose center housing a large stage, playing site, exhibition halls, and subsidiary facilities to develop the local culture all year long. In particular, it is close to Namgaram Cultural Street giving a great view of Namgang River.

Changwon Exhibition Convention Center (CECO) (CECO 창원컨벤션센터)

2019-10-31

362, Woni-daero, Uichang-gu, Changwon-si, Gyeongsangnam-do
+82-55-212-1000

Changwon Exhibition Convention Center (CECO) is a major venue for international and national meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions (MICE). Since its establishment in 2005 in the City of Changwon, home of high-tech industries and green environmentalism, the CECO has successfully hosted and continues to hold numerous events at its state-of-the-art facilities. In addition, the CECO features various amenities and services including a first-class hotel, a residential officetel, multiplex theaters, a food court, shopping mall, and much more.

Sunchang Traditional Paste Museum (순창장류박물관)

2024-04-07

43, Jangnyu-ro, Sunchang-gun, Jeonbuk-do
+82-63-650-1627

Sunchang Traditional Paste Museum offers visitors a look at different traditional paste culture from gochujang (pepper paste) to doenjang (soybean paste). Located across from the Sunchang Gochujang Village, a robot gochujang grandmother greets the visitors by telling the history of Sunchang pepper paste. The exhibition halls inside display the history of various traditional paste and visitors even have a chance to experience the process of making different pastes. The outdoor square attracts people with a terrace displaying earthen wares that are used to contain the fermented sauces, as well as a millstone worked by horse or ox, and an old tomb from the Baekje dynasty.

Sogang University (서강대학교)

2023-07-07

35, Baekbeom-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul
+82-2-705-8114

Sogang University is a private, coeducational, Jesuit university located in central Seoul. Campus life at Sogang University is enhanced by student clubs as well as technological advancement. Furthermore, the proximity to other leading universities (Yonsei University and Ewha Woman's University) contributes to the intellectual and social vitality of student life at Sogang University.

Daehakro Arts Theater (대학로예술극장)

2021-07-05

17, Daehak-ro 10-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul
+82-2-3668-0007

Daehakro Arts Theater is a venue for performing arts that is comprised of a main hall and small hall. The main hall fills the first and second floors and has a proscenium stage with seating arranged in fan-shape. In an effort to present a more contemporary theater experience, the seats here are placed closer to the stage than those of a standard theater, allowing the audience to experience performances more vividly.

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