Mayor Oh Se-hoon Attends Opening Ceremony of 'Mom and Dad Happiness Project' Book Reading at Seoul Plaza

45,000 People Visited the Seoul Plaza Reading Event in the First Half of the Year

Frieze, known as one of the world's top three art fairs, and KIAF (Korea International Art Fair), the largest art fair in Korea, opened on the 2nd at COEX in Gangnam-gu, Seoul. Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon is speaking at the opening ceremony. Photo by Moon Ho-nam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon will attend the opening ceremony of the second half 'Reading Seoul Plaza' held at Seoul Plaza on the 3rd.

This Reading Seoul Plaza event is held again in the second half of the year after completing the first half operation and taking a break during the heat wave period. Seoul City operated the Reading Seoul Plaza from April to June this year to provide citizens exhausted by COVID-19 with a resting space in the city where they can enjoy books, culture, and relaxation. In the first half alone, 45,000 citizens visited the plaza to enjoy reading culture and relaxation.

Seoul City will transform the Reading Seoul Plaza in the second half into a space where parents raising children can comfortably enjoy cultural life and obtain information at the open library, beyond just a daily resting space. It will operate a total of 30 times every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday until November 13.

At Reading Seoul Plaza, there will be the ‘Mom and Dad Zone’ (a space with rest, information, and culture for parents), the ‘Our Child Happiness Zone’ (an air bounce playground space with balloons, slides, etc. for children to enjoy), the Seoul street performance ‘Guseok Guseok Live’ (150 teams performing a total of 200 shows including performances, singing, and playing instruments), and a ‘Photo Exhibition’ (works by four photographers themed on Seoul displayed sequentially), offering various programs to enjoy books, culture, and relaxation.

Meanwhile, as a special event to commemorate the opening, a special lecture on ‘Discipline and Communication’ between parents and children will be held by Professor Cho Sun-mi (Department of Psychiatry, Ajou University) on the day.

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