Basic Plan Outline for Chuncheon City Art Museum Construction Released

Final Report Meeting on Feasibility and Basic Plan Establishment Service on the 13th
Construction with 34.8 Billion KRW at the Former Gimsu Headquarters Site in Geunhwa-dong
Procedures Remaining Including Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism Preliminary Evaluation and Ministry of the Interior and Safety Financial Investment Review

Chuncheon City, Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province (Mayor Yuk Dong-han) announced on the 13th that it held the final report meeting for the feasibility study and basic plan establishment service for the construction of Chuncheon City Art Museum in the city hall's medium conference room.

Perspective view of the Chuncheon Municipal Art Museum, which is being newly constructed. Image courtesy of Chuncheon City Hall

The ‘Feasibility Study and Basic Plan Establishment Service for the Construction of Chuncheon City Art Museum,’ which has been underway since December last year, went through a variety of opinion-gathering processes including citizen surveys, public hearings, and expert advisory meetings, and finalized the candidate site at the mid-term report meeting on August 30.

At the final report meeting, attended by Kim Ji-sook, Chair of the Welfare and Environment Committee of Chuncheon City Council, Lee Hyung-jae, Senior Vice President of Chuncheon Art Association, Park Myung-ok, Head of Chuncheon Branch of the Chuncheon National Art Association, and related city officials, presentations were made on the architectural basic plan, organizational structure, operation, exhibitions, education, participation programs, and economic feasibility, along with various opinions being presented.

Based on the service results, Chuncheon City plans to prepare a basic plan for the construction of an art museum with a total floor area of 5,000㎡ (1 basement floor/2 above-ground floors) on the former GIMUSA site of 18,508㎡ at 282 Geunhwa-dong, Chuncheon City, investing a total construction cost of 34.8 billion KRW.

Once the basic plan for the construction of Chuncheon City Art Museum is established, it will undergo administrative procedures such as preliminary evaluation by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (Minister Yoo In-chon) and local finance investment review by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety.

A Chuncheon City official stated, “We will faithfully reflect the various opinions gathered through citizen surveys, public hearings, and advisory meetings conducted throughout this year in the basic plan for the construction of Chuncheon City Art Museum and thoroughly prepare for the preliminary evaluation by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism scheduled for next year.”

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