Suncheon City Holds On-Site Executive Meeting at Private World Sujeok Museum and Art Castle

Heo Seok, Mayor of Suncheon, Calls for Organic Linkage Between Private Excellent Open Gardens and the 2023 Garden Expo

[Suncheon=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Hyung-kwon] Suncheon City, Jeollanam-do (Mayor Heo Seok) held an on-site executive meeting on the 30th at Mirim Arboretum and Art Castle, registered as open gardens in Suncheon City.

On this day, the on-site executive meeting was attended by Mayor Heo Seok of Suncheon and about 30 Suncheon city executives, discussing plans for developing courses and tourism products linked to the 2023 Garden Expo and excellent private open gardens.

The World Su-seok Museum, located in the former Mirim Arboretum in Okgok-ri, Sangsa-myeon, which was nationally loved as a themed garden using various landscaping trees and stones and a romantic outdoor garden wedding hall, is currently being taken over by Director Park Byung-seon. It will exhibit more than 8,000 Su-seok collected from around the world by theme, transforming into a World Su-seok Museum harmonized with the garden, scheduled to open in December.

Art Castle, located in Yongam-ri, Sangsa-myeon, about a 10-minute drive from the Su-seok Museum, is a representative example of a private garden and art theme park.

On a site of about 15,000 square meters, artworks, glass crafts, ceramics, and various bonsai are exhibited.

It is currently applying for private garden status in Jeollanam-do, with completion scheduled for October.

Once the cultural and artistic base complex in Sangsa-myeon is completed, Suncheon’s cultural tourism infrastructure is expected to expand further.

In addition to the rich display of works with high cultural and historical value, it is close to the expo site, so a large influx of tourists nationwide is anticipated.

After touring the site, Mayor Heo Seok said, “The core of this expo is to expand the expo site throughout Suncheon City,” adding, “We must discover and utilize excellent private gardens and facilities like the two gardens in Sangsa-myeon visited today in connection with the expo.”

He also urged related departments, saying, “The fact that private individuals voluntarily invest hundreds of billions to create a large-scale garden art complex is an amazing result of relentless challenging spirit based on extraordinary passion and a sense of purpose,” and “Do not hesitate to provide active administrative support and cooperation within the legal framework.”

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