Gwangju City, Full-Scale Launch of Traditional Life Music Hall Construction

Jo In-cheol, Deputy Mayor for Culture and Economy, Visits Project Site... Checks Progress Status

Jo In-cheol, Deputy Mayor of Culture and Economy of Gwangju Metropolitan City, visited the sites in Pungam-dong and Hwajeong-dong, where the Traditional Life Music Hall is planned to be built, on the afternoon of the 18th to hold a business consultation with related officials. Photo by Gwangju Metropolitan City

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] On the 18th, Jo In-cheol, Deputy Mayor of Culture and Economy of Gwangju Metropolitan City, toured the construction site of the Gwangju Traditional Life Music Hall and checked the progress and schedule.

The Gwangju Traditional Life Music Hall construction project is being promoted by Gwangju City as a long-cherished wish of the Korean traditional music community and one of the pledges of the 7th local government, by changing the name of the National Gwangju Gugak Center.

In particular, in consultation with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, a feasibility study and basic plan establishment service will be carried out next month.

On this day, Deputy Mayor Jo said, “After receiving reports on the contents to be included in the basic plan and the progress by period, please make thorough preparations, including widely gathering public opinion, so that the basic purpose of the Traditional Life Music Hall can be well realized.”

Gwangju City plans to finalize the candidate site and project scale based on the basic plan service to be ordered this year, complete administrative procedures such as the central investment review by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, and start the detailed design service next year.

The Gwangju Traditional Life Music Hall will function as an integrated platform that produces, distributes, and enjoys traditional life music centered on Gwangju Gugak.

Previously, Gwangju City had conducted a city-wide signature campaign and academic seminars to establish the National Gwangju Gugak Center, and actively carried out various promotional activities such as forming a National Gwangju Gugak Center attraction council to build public consensus.

Going forward, the construction project of the Traditional Life Music Hall will be promoted in a bottom-up manner centered on citizens’ participation and experience, aiming to expand the base of gugak culture in citizens’ daily lives and foster Gwangju as the birthplace of Korean traditional music.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.