Cultural Heritage Administration Hosts 'Autumn Royal Palace Cultural Festival' at Gyeongbokgung and Changgyeonggung Palaces

The Nation's Largest Cultural Heritage Festival Utilizing Historic Palaces
Showcasing Differentiated Traditional Culture Content

The Cultural Heritage Administration's Office of Palaces and Royal Tombs and the Korea Cultural Heritage Foundation will hold the 'Autumn Royal Palace Cultural Festival' at the four major palaces in Seoul (Gyeongbokgung, Changdeokgung, Deoksugung, Changgyeonggung) from the 13th to the 18th. It is the largest cultural heritage festival in Korea, showcasing various traditional culture content against the backdrop of the palaces in spring and autumn. The 'Spring Royal Palace Cultural Festival' held last April attracted more than 380,000 visitors and was a great success. The autumn festival aims to surpass that with differentiated programs.

At Gyeongbokgung, programs such as 'Palace Stories Told Through Pansori' and 'Palaces Loved by Artists' will be presented. 'Palace Stories Told Through Pansori' is a creative pansori performance by the collaborative creative group Ip and Son Studio, held at Heungbokjeon Hall. It tells the story of about 30 years of Gyeongbokgung restoration. 'Palaces Loved by Artists' is a special performance staged at Jibokjae. Performers include fusion band Second Moon, pansori singer Kim Junsu, jeongga traditional musician Ha Yoonju, traditional musician Kim Moobin, and pianist Yang Bang-ean.

At Changgyeonggung, 'Changgyeonggung, Our Heritage' and 'Rediscovering the Palace' will take place. The former is a humanities storytelling performance held at Tongmyeongjeon Hall, featuring Korean history lecturer Choi Taeseong and history storyteller Sun Kim. The latter is a photo exhibition commemorating the 40th anniversary of restoring the name Changgyeonggung, introducing the palace's changes through forty photographs.

Some programs are also available online. These include 'Everyone's Customs Painting,' where you create your own Joseon Dynasty character, and 'Gyeongbokgung Audio Guide ? Walking Joseon,' narrated by Korean history lecturer Choi Taeseong and (G)I-DLE member Miyeon.

Advance reservations will be accepted from 2 p.m. on the 6th. For more details, please refer to the websites of the Office of Palaces and Royal Tombs, the Korea Cultural Heritage Foundation, and the Royal Palace Cultural Festival.

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