Official Opening of 'Poet Moon Byung-ran's House' in Dong-gu, Gwangju

Gwangju Dong-gu (Mayor Im Taek) officially opened the "Poet Moon Byung-ran's House," the renovated home of the late national poet Moon Byung-ran, after a month-long pilot operation on the 10th. Photo by Dong-gu Office

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Cho Hyung-joo] Dong-gu, Gwangju (Mayor Im Taek) announced on the 12th that the "House of Poet Moon Byung-ran," which renovated the late poet Moon Byung-ran's residence, officially opened after a month-long trial operation on the 10th.

At the opening ceremony, attended by Moon Byung-ran's bereaved family, Dong-gu Mayor Im Taek, National Assembly member Lee Byung-hoon, former Constitutional Court Justice Kim Yi-soo, and Hwang Il-bong, chairman of the Seo Eun Literary Society, singer Kim Won-jung performed a congratulatory stage by setting music to Moon Byung-ran's poem "To the Weaver Girl."

The officially opened "House of Poet Moon Byung-ran" is the residence in Jisan-dong where Moon Byung-ran lived from 1980, purchased and renovated by Dong-gu. It consists of two floors. The first floor exhibits Moon Byung-ran's career and works, and recreates the space that the poet used as a room during her lifetime as the "Poet's Room."

The second floor is arranged with the poet's study, a video room where visitors can appreciate the poet's works, and an experience room.

The "House of Poet Moon Byung-ran" operates from Tuesday to Sunday, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. It is closed every Monday and on public holidays. For more details, inquiries can be made to the House of Poet Moon Byung-ran or the Humanities City Policy Division, Humanities City Planning Department.

Mayor Im Taek of Dong-gu said, "I am honored that the 'House of Poet Moon Byung-ran' has opened on 'Ddeut Seum-gil,' one of the Humanities Walkways in the Jisan-dong area," and added, "I hope many people visit the 'House of Poet Moon Byung-ran' to honor the poet's numerous works and life."

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