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Sejong Center opens nighttime garden to extend Seoul's cultural evenings outdoors

When the curtain falls at the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts this autumn, the show will no longer end at the auditorium doors. A newly landscaped courtyard garden in central Seoul is set to extend the evening outdoors, offering theatergoers live jazz, food stalls and a space to linger beneath nighttime illuminations. The center will launch Curtain Call Garden on Thursday, running the outdoor cultural program through Nov. 8 at its Art Garden behind the venue in central Seoul’s Gwanghwamun area. Open daily from 5 to 11 p.m., the garden will welcome visitors free of charge, extending the experience of live performance beyond the theater and encouraging residents and tourists to spend more time in the downtown district. The program is part of Seoul’s initiative to stimulate the nighttime economy by activating cultural spaces after dark and bringing more visitors to nearby businesses. Club Janus, a landmark of Korea’s jazz scene since opening in 1978, has curated 15 live performances scheduled from Wednesdays through Saturdays. The lineup includes Prelude, one of Korea’s leading

Oct 12, 2026
Seoul exhibition examines art books as sculptural objects of paper, typography, texture

Books are almost universally judged by the text on their pages, but a new exhibition in Seoul invites audiences to look beyond words and consider how paper, typography and binding can elevate a physical volume into a standalone work of art. Presented by Seoul Art Book Bogo — a public cultural facility operated in tandem with the Korean Publishers Association — “Artbookgraphy: A Landscape Where Art and Publishing Intersect” runs through Dec. 6 in Guro District in western Seoul. The exhibition, which opened Wednesday, marks the venue’s first major survey dedicated to the medium since its founding in 2022. Unlike trade publications, art books intentionally fuse tactile form with thematic substance, treating cover materials, graphic layouts and structural binding as core components of artistic expression. “An art book is more than text and images — it is an artwork enjoyed through its cover, paper texture and the very act of turning its pages,” said Oh Ji-eun, director of the Seoul Metropolitan Library. “We hope this exhibition encourages visitors to see books through a fr

Oct 12, 2026
Korea designates midcentury masterpieces, historic Gwangju theater as cultural heritage sites

Four sites reflecting Korea’s industrial, architectural and wartime history have been proposed for national heritage registration, including a factory designed by one of the country’s most influential modern architects and a cinema that has served audiences for more than nine decades. The Korea Heritage Service said Monday that it will propose national registration for the former Yuyu Pharmaceutical factory in Anyang, Gwangju Theater, the former Daejeon Public Hall and Japanese military aircraft hangars at Altteureu Airfield in Moseulpo, Jeju Island. The former Yuyu Pharmaceutical complex, built between 1958 and 1960, comprises a factory, research building and guardhouse designed by Kim Chung-up, a leading figure in modern Korean architecture. The complex is recognized for its historical role in the pharmaceutical industry and architectural features that reflect Kim’s early work, including distinctive columns, projecting window frames and a cylindrical guardhouse. Gwangju Theater, which opened in 1935 under an organization established with Korean capital during Japanese colonial ru

Oct 12, 2026
Restored Gyeongbok Palace hall offers rare look into incense, royal rituals

A newly painted hall at Gyeongbok Palace in central Seoul will open its doors this November, offering visitors a rare glimpse into Korea’s royal heritage through expert talks on historic palace architecture, ceremonial incense burners and the fragrances of 1392-1910 Joseon-era court rituals. The Gyeongbok Palace Management Office, under the Korea Heritage Service’s Royal Palaces and Tombs Center, will host four sessions of its Heungbokjeon Royal Culture Academy on Saturdays from Nov. 7-28. The free program will take place at Heungbokjeon, a hall within Gyeongbok Palace in central Seoul, and is designed to help participants explore royal history through two themes: palace architecture and the cultural significance of incense burners. The opening lecture on Nov. 7 will feature writer Lee Man-hee, who will draw on his book, “Secrets of the Palace No One Tells You,” to examine spaces within Gyeongbok Palace that no longer exist, using historical materials, including the Bukgwoldohyeong, an old architectural plan of the northern palace. The following three sessions will focus on the i

Oct 12, 2026
Seoul to host night festival on Mount Nam with picnics, autumn walks, silent disco

Seoul will host an autumn night festival at Namsan Park in central Seoul from Oct. 23 to Nov. 7, offering outdoor camping, evening hikes and movie screenings to boost the local nighttime economy, the city government said Monday. The 2026 Namsan Night Festival will take place every Friday and Saturday over six days, culminating in a separate silent disco event on Nov. 14. The festival’s flagship program, Namsan Campnic — a blend of camping and picnic — will run from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Baekbeom Square, a grassy slope overlooking the city's sunset and N Seoul Tower. The site will feature 100 designated tent and mat spots each day, accommodating up to 600 groups over the course of the event. Activities include live music performances, a live radio-style request show and open-air screenings of films including "August Rush." For hikers, a guided evening trek dubbed the Autumn Foliage Walk will run on Oct. 23 and 24, and Nov. 6 and 7, departing from Namsan Yejang Park. Participants can choose between two routes: a 3.8-kilometer, 90-minute course, or a 4.2-kilometer path that passes N Se

Oct 12, 2026
Ex-US lawmaker underscores Seoul-Washington ties

Greg Pence, a former U.S. congressman and the older brother of former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, visited Yoido Full Gospel Church in Seoul on Sunday as part of a delegation from the Association of Former Members of Congress (FMC), highlighting the enduring bond between Korea and the United States. During the Sunday service, the former lawmaker shared his family's personal connection to the Korean Peninsula and thanked Rev. Lee Young-hoon, the senior pastor of the church, and the congregation for their warm welcome. The visiting FMC delegation included other former U.S. lawmakers David Trone, Ron Klein, Mimi Walters and Elizabeth Esty, alongside FMC CEO Peter Weichlein. "I am deeply grateful to Rev. Lee Young-hoon and the beloved congregation for welcoming us so warmly," Pence said during his address. "It is a great blessing to pray and worship together with all of you." Pence shared the story of his late father, a U.S. veteran who fought in the 1950-53 Korean War and received the Bronze Star for his service. "Decades ago, my father was one of many young Americans who came to Korea to

Oct 12, 2026
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