Closure Extension of Gyeongbokgung Palace and Jongmyo Shrine Due to COVID-19 Spread

On the 20th, the changing of the guard ceremony, which had been suspended due to the novel coronavirus infection, is being held again at Gyeongbokgung Palace in Jongno-gu, Seoul. The Gyeongbokgung changing of the guard ceremony resumed after 83 days since it was halted on February 27. Photo by Kang Jin-hyung aymsdream@

Twenty-three indoor and outdoor exhibition facilities under the jurisdiction of the Cultural Heritage Administration in the Seoul metropolitan area will extend their closures. On the 12th, the Cultural Heritage Administration announced that it would extend the suspension of operations at exhibition facilities, originally scheduled until the 14th, due to the continued spread of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in the Seoul and Gyeonggi regions. The affected facilities include the National Palace Museum, Sejong Daewang Historic Site Management Office, Gyeongbokgung Palace, Changdeokgung Palace, Deoksugung Palace, Changgyeonggung Palace, Jongmyo Shrine, Goyang Seooreung, Goyang Seosamneung, Yangju Onneung, Hwaseong Yungneung and Geonneung, Paju Samneung, Paju Jangneung, Gimpo Jangneung, Seoul Tae and Gangneung, Seoul Jeongneung, Seoul Uireung, Seoul Seon and Jeongneung, Seoul Heon and Inneung, Guri Donggureung, Namyangju Gwangneung, Namyangju Hong and Yurung, and Namyangju Saneung. Various cultural events planned to be held at these locations will also be postponed or canceled. An official stated, “We will monitor the spread of COVID-19 in the metropolitan area and coordinate with the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters to implement phased measures.” The schedule for reopening and resuming events will be announced later on the websites of the Cultural Heritage Administration and the Royal Palaces and Tombs Management Office.

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