Jeonju Sinri Tunnel Transforms into a Historical and Cultural Space

Cultural Heritage Administration to Establish Six Sites Including Yedamgo by 2027

On the 14th, the Cultural Heritage Administration announced that starting in September, it will operate the historical and cultural space 'Yedamgo' at the Sinri Tunnel in Jeonju-si, Jeollabuk-do. The facility's name means a space that contains the old and a space that brings the present into the old. It will use idle facilities in the region not only to store artifacts excavated from cultural heritage sites but also as spaces for exhibition, education, and experience.

This is the second Yedamgo facility established by the Cultural Heritage Administration. The first facility was set up in March at the Sajinp'o Tunnel (Beolgok-ro, Seo-gu) in Daejeon. On the first and second Saturdays of every month, the program "Archaeology! Encountering Ecology," which offers ecological experience education and opportunities to experience artifacts excavated from the Chungcheong region, is held. Every Friday and Saturday, there is also a guided program introducing the history of Sajinp'o Tunnel, the process of how the excavated artifacts came to be stored there, and the methods of storage and management. At the Sinri Tunnel, where the transfer of artifacts was just completed, experience events will begin around September, when the facility construction is finished.

The Cultural Heritage Administration plans to establish six Yedamgo locations by 2027. By June next year, facilities will be set up at the Mogok Tunnel in Haman, Gyeongnam, and Cheonghaesa in Mokpo, Jeonnam, with one additional location each in the Seoul metropolitan area and Gangwon region.

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