Gwangju Nam-gu to Establish 'Art Travel Support Center' Targeted for First Half of Next Year

Bird's-eye view of the Youth Creative Center

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Nam-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City (District Mayor Kim Byeong-nae) is set to establish an Art Travel Support Center with the goal of opening in the first half of next year.

According to Nam-gu on the 16th, the Penguin Village Art Travel Support Center, located in Yangnim-dong, will be situated on the first floor of a newly constructed youth creative space building, a hanok with one basement floor and two above-ground floors, near Penguin Village.

The project budget for establishing and operating the Penguin Village Art Travel Support Center is approximately 600 million KRW.

The center’s opening is expected to coincide with the opening of the youth creative space, aiming for completion in the first half of next year, with design services starting next month and full-scale construction to follow.

The Penguin Village Art Travel Support Center focuses on building an art travel platform where village residents, artists, and tourists share the use of the facilities, and where residents and artists plan tourism products that meet tourists’ expectations.

Additionally, to promote center usage and attract tourists, the facility will include a lounge for visitors to store their luggage and enjoy beverages, a business room and workshop room equipped with public Wi-Fi, and an office for staff supporting center operations.

A Nam-gu official stated, “Yangnim-dong is a representative tourist destination of our region, and to attract more tourists, we decided to establish the Art Travel Support Center. We will actively utilize this center to provide differentiated art tourism experiences from other regions and enhance the value of Yangnim-dong.”

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