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Suseong Artpia (수성아트피아)

2026-08-31

180 Muhak-ro, Suseong-gu, Daegu

Suseong Artpia, opened in May 2007, is a major art center in Daegu. It has specialized, independent spaces for housing performances, exhibitions, and art camps. The center is equipped with a grand concert hall that can accommodate diverse genres of performing arts such as an opera, musical, ballet, theater, dance, music concert, and more. Suseong Artpia is establishing itself as a leading regional cultural arts space where anyone, transcending generations and genres, can experience and enjoy art through performances, exhibitions, and education close to their daily lives.

Jeju Glass Museum (제주유리박물관)

2026-09-29

1403 Jungsanganseo-ro, Seogwipo-si, Jeju-do

The Jeju Glass Museum is Korea's only Museum dedicated to glass, offering a spacious environment to admire glass artworks on display. Opened on Jeju Island on March 1, 2008, the museum features a glass exhibition room, a kiln workshop, a blowing room, a glass processing room, lecture rooms, and a café. Various glass creations harmonize with Jeju's nature, presenting a transparent beauty. Visitors can fully enjoy the healing power of nature and art while touring the museum. The museum offers hands-on experience programs where visitors can create their own glass crafts, such as glassblowing and candle making, as well as a souvenir shop where visitors can purchase their favorite pieces. It is a unique museum where you can visit with family, friends, or acquaintances to enjoy a special glass experience.

Hadong Tea Museum (하동야생차박물관)

2026-09-09

571-25, Ssanggye-ro, Hadong-gun, Gyeongsangnam-do

The Hadong Tea Museum is located at the foot of Jirisan Mountain in Hadong, Gyeongsangnam-do. It aims to promote the tea culture of the area, the first tea producer in the nation, while advertising the quality and superiority of Hadong green tea. The center is located adjacent to the tea farming area and Ssanggyesa Temple, one of the most famous tourist attractions in Korea. The museum features an exhibition hall explaining the history and culture associated with Korean tea, and an experience hall where visitors can enjoy hands-on programs like making tea and learning traditional tea etiquette, as well as a shop selling high-quality tea produced in the region. Every year, the museum also hosts the Hadong Wild Tea & Culture Festival every year.

Appenzeller Noble Memorial Museum (배재학당 역사 박물관)

2022-10-14

19, Seosomun-ro 11-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul

The Appenzeller Noble Memorial Museum is dedicated to Henry Gerhart Appenzeller, the missionary who opened the first Western-style educational institution in Korea in 1885. The school started with English and core subjects, but expanded into the Pai Chai University, Pai Chai High School, and Pai Chai Middle School and has many famous alumni, including Rhee Syng-man. The memorial hall opened in 2008 in the east wing of the original school building, which was built in 1916 and designated as a Seoul Monument. With dynamically arranged permanent exhibitions, annual special exhibitions and special lectures, the museum offers a unique learning experience to visitors and people with an interest in the history of education in Korea.

Keimyung Art Center (계명아트센터)

2026-11-11

1095, Dalgubeol-daero, Dalseo-gu, Daegu

Keimyung Art Center covers an area of 10,000 square meters with three above ground floors and two basement floors. It is equipped with 1,954 seats and cutting-edge stage facilities for hosting diverse genres of performance arts like operas, musicals, concerts, plays, and dance. Since its opening in October 2008, the center has been greatly contributing in facilitating communication with a broad audience and increasing cultural opportunities for Daegu citizens. The center also arranges various social restoration and educational programs.

Bongsan Cultural Center (봉산문화회관)

2022-12-26

77, Bongsanmunhwa-gil, Jung-gu, Daegu

Bongsan Cultural Center is a comprehensive culture and arts complex located on Bongsan Culture Street in downtown Daegu. The center serves to provide cultural entertainment to the community as well as contribute to the development of traditional culture and local art. The center also provides opportunities for the public to participate in well-being recreational activities and acquire life-long education related to culture and arts.

The center has five modern exhibition halls (Exhibition Hall No. 1-4 and Art Space) and two performance halls (Gaon Hall with 442 seats and Space Raon with 90 seats). As the center is located near Banwoldang Station (Daegu Subway Line 1), it is easily accessible by public transportation.

Ayang Art Center (아양아트센터(구, 동구문화체육회관))

2026-11-11

24, Hyodong-ro 2-gil, Dong-gu, Daegu

With the aim of enriching the lives of Dong-gu district’s residents, Ayang Art Center is equipped with a wide range of facilities for hosting performances, exhibitions, culture classes, sport events, and more. Available facilities include a grand performance hall, variable black box theater, an outdoor performance hall, recreation ground, exhibition hall, culture and arts educational facilities, a wedding hall, sports center with a swimming pool, and a fitness center. As of March 1, 2013, the center's name has been changed from Donggu Arts & Sports Center to Ayang Art Center.

Seoul Metropolitan Library (서울도서관)

2022-12-14

110, Sejong-daero, Jung-gu, Seoul

Seoul Library provides access to a wide range of documents and materials about Seoul Metropolitan City. Visitors will find diverse resources related to the city including history, culture, urban planning, transportation, environmental issues, administration, reports on outbound visitors, research documents, video clips, and e-data.

Gimhae Arts and Sports Center (김해문화의전당)

2022-12-29

2060, Gimhae-daero, Gimhae-si, Gyeongsangnam-do

The Gimhae Arts and Sports Center is a performance hall for high-class performances. Maru Hall is a multi-purpose theater that also contains a moving orchestra shell with a sound reflection board for a smaller concert hall inside the theater. Nuri Hall is an experimental theater for performances in a variety of themes. The center also features the outdoor theater Aedureum Madang, Yunseul Art Gallery, Media Center, Sports Center, and Aram Learning Center, as well as a café and restaurants.

S.J. Cho Korean Paper Art Gallery (조수정 한지그림 갤러리)

2021-12-03

14, Teheran-ro 92-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul

The S.J. Cho Korean Paper Art Gallery is dedicated to hanji (traditional Korean paper) art and was the first of gallery in Korea to focus on this traditional medium. It is also the center of the Korean Hanji Art Organization, which has helped popularize hanji art over the past 30 years. Visitors can browse through hanji art in the gallery, enjoy traditional tea in the café, or look out at Bukhansan Mountain from the rooftop. The experience hall is located in the basement, where visitors can learn more about hanji art, or even try their hand at making their own.

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