Incheon Customs Historical Park Established... Transformed into a 110-Year-Old Customs Warehouse History Museum

Incheon Naehang Pier 1, 4,395㎡ Area

Incheon Customs History Park Photo by Incheon City

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyesook] The Incheon Customs Historical Park has been established on the site of the old customs warehouse located at Pier 1 of Incheon Inner Port.

On the 16th, Incheon City and the Incheon Regional Customs Office held a commemorative ceremony for the public opening of the Incheon Customs Historical Park, attended by Mayor Park Namchun, Commissioner Lim Jaehyun of the Korea Customs Service, and Assemblyman Bae Junyoung.

The Incheon Customs Historical Park is situated on a 4,395㎡ site in Hangdong 7-ga, Jung-gu, and features the Incheon Customs History Museum, symbolic sculptures representing Incheon City and Customs, a lawn plaza, and photo zones.

In particular, the Incheon Customs History Museum draws attention by utilizing one of the old customs warehouse buildings, a nationally registered cultural heritage site with a history of 110 years.

From the establishment of Incheon Customs in 1883 to the period before and after liberation, the museum reexamines the history of Incheon Customs, which was central to the modern opening of the port, allowing visitors to explore various aspects of Incheon Customs, including its role as a collection agency for imported goods as well as its responsibilities in postal services, quarantine, and meteorological observation.

The old customs warehouse, built in 1911, faced demolition during the 2010 Suin Line railway project but was preserved and relocated 40 meters from its original site for restoration due to the recognized need for conservation.

Previously, Incheon City and the Incheon Regional Customs Office signed a business agreement in July last year to return the customs cultural heritage site, where the history and culture of modernization breathe, to the citizens as a cultural rest space, and have been promoting the creation of the park.

Mayor Park Namchun of Incheon said, "This place, containing 138 years of history, has been reborn as a core connecting the open port and the inner port, as well as a park and history museum where rest, culture, leisure, and healing coexist. I hope it will become a representative open space for citizens, no longer an inaccessible old building."

Incheon Customs History Park Photo by Incheon City

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