Kangwon Land officially opens M650, a cultural space honoring coal-mining heritage; free throughout October

Kangwon Land said on the 7th that it had held the official opening ceremony for M650, a cultural space honoring coal-mining heritage.
M650 is a cultural space created to preserve and make use of the history of Dongwon Coal Mine’s Sabuk Mine, which operated from 1963 to 2004, and the lives of its miners. The site and gross floor area cover 66,755 square meters (about 20,229 pyeong).
Opened on the 1st, M650 features spaces used in miners’ daily lives, including a safety-lamp charging room and a washhouse, as well as a café in the hoist room, an experience riding a mine cart, and special exhibitions combining industrial heritage and contemporary art. It also offers free guided tours of its permanent exhibitions on weekends.
To mark M650’s official opening, Kangwon Land will offer free admission to the museum throughout October.
Alongside the opening ceremony, the 2026 Coal Mining Culture Festival will also take place from the 7th to the 10th at the museum and around Sabuk. Five cities and counties in coal-industry transition areas—Jeongseon, Taebaek, Yeongwol, Samcheok and Boryeong—are jointly participating. The festival will feature local promotion and activity booths, dance dramas, musicals, street performances, a constellation-themed talk show and jazz performances.
A High1 Signature fireworks show will also take place on the festival’s final day, the 10th.
Kangwon Land CEO Kim Do-gyun said, “I hope that the opening of the M650 Museum will give people the opportunity to experience the history and value of coal mining in a new way.”
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