Asia Culture Center
국립아시아문화전당
A national arts complex built into the site of the former South Jeolla provincial office, with most of its floor area underground rather than above it. Inside and outside keep different hours — 10:00–18:00 indoors, 06:00–22:00 for the roof garden and plazas. It closes on Mondays, when the outdoor half is all there is.
Language
Place information
- Korean name
- 국립아시아문화전당
- Address
- 38 Munhwajeondang-ro, Dong-gu, Gwangju
- Nearest station
- ACC Station (문화전당역, Gwangju Metro Line 1) (Exit 5 and 6)
- Opening hours
- Otherwise 10:00–18:00 Wed·Sat 10:00–20:00 varies by shop
- Closed
- Every Mon (open if it falls on a public holiday; closed the next weekday instead) · Jan 1
- Hours notes
- The first row is the standing indoor schedule; the second is the Culture Information Agency and the Creation Agency staying open to 20:00 on Wednesdays and Saturdays. The outdoor grounds — the plazas and the roof garden — keep their own hours of 06:00–22:00 instead.
- Time needed
- Half day
- Admission
- No entry fee — you pay each vendor
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Frequently asked questions
Is there an admission fee?
There is no single ticket. The Asia Culture Museum is free; the Creation Agency's exhibitions are priced individually and you have to check the page for the exhibition you want. Performances and courses are priced separately again.
Is it a wasted trip on a Monday?
The indoor halls close, but the grounds stay open 06:00–22:00, so the old provincial office building, the plazas and the roof garden are all walkable. The indoor exhibitions are not.
Do the opening times ever change?
The centre states that its opening times can shift with the performance, exhibition, event and education schedule. If you are going for one particular space, check that day's programme before you set out.
What if the Monday is a public holiday?
It opens that Monday and closes instead on the first weekday after the holiday.
Why does the site itself matter?
The centre was built into the site of the South Jeolla provincial office — the building at the centre of Gwangju in May 1980. The Democracy, Human Rights and Peace division occupies it, so seeing the exhibitions and standing on that spot are the same visit.
Stories about this place
- Who Sets the Opening Hours Here
Incheon Chinatown's listing has no opening-hours field at all. Gangneung Coffee Street's says 'varies by shop'. Sokcho and Seomun markets print times and then print the same caveat beside them. Mudeungsan is open around the clock but the weather closes it, and Sungsimdang never shuts but sells out. Ten places, ten different answers to one question.
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Where these facts come from
- Asia Culture Center — opening hours and admission (indoors 10:00–18:00, the Culture Information and Creation agencies to 20:00 on Wednesdays and Saturdays, outdoors 06:00–22:00, closed Mondays and 1 January, the Asia Culture Museum free) ·
- Asia Culture Center — getting here (38 Munhwajeondang-ro, Dong-gu; alight at ACC Station, exits 5 and 6) ·
- Asia Culture Center — FAQ (when the Monday is a public holiday it opens, and closes on the first weekday after instead) ·
- OpenStreetMap — the Asia Culture Center feature at 38 Munhwajeondang-ro (matched against the road address the centre publishes) ·