Gongpyeong Urban Ruins Exhibition Hall, 'Hwashin Department Store_Disappeared Landmark of Jongno' Special Exhibition
Free Admission at Gongpyeong Urban Ruins Exhibition Hall Planning Exhibition Room from the 23rd to March 20 Next Year
Citizen Contest Results Linked to the Planning Exhibition Also Displayed, Viewing by Advance Reservation Only
[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] From the 23rd until March 20th of next year, the Gongpyeong Urban Relics Exhibition Hall, a branch of the Seoul Museum of History, announced on the 22nd that it will hold a special exhibition titled "Hwashin Department Store_Disappeared Landmark of Jongno," highlighting the Hwashin Department Store, a landmark of Jongno.
Hwashin Department Store was located in front of the Gongpyeong Urban Relics Exhibition Hall, situated on the current site of Jongno Tower. Established in Jongno since 1931, Hwashin Department Store built a new building with one basement floor and six above-ground floors in 1937 at the current Jongno Tower location.
This exhibition sheds light on the transformation of Hwashin through over 50 exhibition materials, including photographs of Hwashin Department Store and the five major department stores of Gyeongseong, various packaging materials, sales catalogs, and items sold at the department stores.
The exhibition is divided into three main sections: Part 1 - The heyday of department stores, Part 2 - 1937, the new birth of Hwashin, and Part 3 - The fading era of Hwashin, along with a citizen participation space titled "Remembering the Disappeared Landmarks of Jongno."
A special lecture series linked to this special exhibition has also been prepared. The lectures will be held over two days, September 3rd and September 9th, and online sessions will be conducted concurrently due to COVID-19.
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The exhibition is free to attend, and visiting hours are from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on both weekdays and weekends. The exhibition is closed every Monday except on public holidays.
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