Jeong Myeong-geun, Hwaseong Mayor, "Will Expand Cultural Infrastructure Suitable for Special City Status"

Inspection of Hwaseong Culture and Arts Center Construction Site
Promotion of Hwaseong City Art Museum Construction in Dongtan

Jeong Myeong-geun, the mayor of Hwaseong City in Gyeonggi Province, is launching a major expansion of cultural infrastructure.

On the 31st, Mayor Jeong inspected the construction site of the 'Hwaseong Culture and Arts Center' located at 567-3 Osan-dong, Hwaseong City, and announced this plan. Mayor Jeong stated, "Hwaseong City reached a population of 1 million last year and is preparing to launch as a special city next year," adding, "We plan to expand cultural infrastructure befitting our status to grow as a key city in the southern Gyeonggi region."

Jung Myung-geun, Mayor of Hwaseong, is inspecting the progress of construction at the Hwaseong Culture and Arts Center site.
[Photo by Hwaseong City]

The 'Hwaseong Culture and Arts Center' is being built with a total project cost of 99.4 billion KRW, consisting of one basement floor and three above-ground floors, with a total floor area of 13,749㎡. It is scheduled for completion in May next year, and after a preparation period, the city plans to open it in 2026.

Until now, Hwaseong City has had no performance facilities with more than 1,000 seats. However, once the Hwaseong Culture and Arts Center is completed next year, it will feature a large auditorium with 1,466 seats and an outdoor performance hall with 1,200 seats, enabling a variety of cultural performances and events. In addition to the large auditorium, the city plans to create a small performance hall suitable for medium and small-scale performances.

Along with this, the city is also promoting the construction of the 'Hwaseong Municipal Art Museum' to address the shortage of cultural infrastructure relative to the city's size. The municipal art museum, planned for the Dongtan area with a target opening in 2028, will be built with one basement floor and three above-ground floors, covering a total floor area of 6,025㎡.

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