In Daegu, Performance, Movie, and Exhibition Tickets Priced 3,000~8,000 Won with 'Consumer Discount Coupons'

Performance scene of 'Lecture Opera The Barber of Seville' on the stage of Daegu International Musical Festival.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Dong-wook] The government's consumer discount coupons to stimulate the economy, which has been depressed due to the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19), will be available sequentially starting from the 22nd.

According to Daegu City on the 21st, among the eight major consumer discount coupons that were temporarily suspended since August 15, discount coupons for four sectors including performances, movies, exhibitions, and sports will be resumed.

First, the 14th Daegu International Musical Festival (DIMF), which was postponed due to COVID-19 and will be held from the 23rd to the 1st of next month, will offer a discount of 8,000 KRW per ticket for five performances including "Isanghan Nara-ui An Isu" starting from online reservations on the 25th. Discounts will also apply to planned performances at the Daegu Opera House. The "Lecture Opera_The Barber of Seville" held on the 30th and 31st will be the first to receive benefits.

More audiences are expected to gather at the Daegu Healing Performing Arts Festival, held since August in Daemyeong Performance Street, Nam-gu, Daegu, the largest small theater cluster in the region. Performances eligible for consumer discount coupons include "Bus Jeongryujang" (Art Bunker) and "Dupyeongban" (Arts Theater Actor Story), held from the 24th to the 31st. Ticket prices for these performances will also be discounted by 8,000 KRW per person.

Discounts are also available at four private museums in the region. At "Museum Su" located in Suseong-gu, the "Collection Embroidery Exhibition" (admission ticket regular price 10,000 KRW) and the special exhibition "Harmony of Natural Fibers and Photographic Art" (regular price 5,000 KRW) held at the Natural Dyeing Museum in Dong-gu will receive up to 40% off admission fees (maximum 3,000 KRW) through the online reservation site or app "MunhwaN Ticket."

At the Daegu Art Museum, free viewing has been available through advance reservations on Interpark since May 20. Additionally, benefits of 1,000 to 3,000 KRW can be received when using reservation sites for "Pureutpureut Museum" (Jung-gu) and "Magnum in Paris" (Daegu MBC Special Exhibition Hall M-Ga). Furthermore, indoor sports facilities offer a refund (cashback or billing discount) of 30,000 KRW when spending over 80,000 KRW cumulatively within the designated period (November 2?30) per card company.

Park Hee-jun, Director of the Daegu City Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau, stated, "This discount benefit for attending cultural events is an opportunity to revive the local cultural sector and economy, which have been struggling due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic, and to reduce COVID blues. We hope many citizens take advantage of the discounts and enjoy cultural experiences."

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