Gangwon special exhibition opens at Cheongwadae Sarangchae on the 11th, with an orchestral performance by students from Pyeongchang’s Gyechon Elementary School

[Financial News] An exhibition exploring how Gangwon’s natural environment has shaped residents’ lives and culture will open at Cheongwadae Sarangchae. Students from Pyeongchang’s Gyechon Elementary School will perform together as an orchestra at the opening celebration.
According to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on the 10th, the ministry and the Regional Culture Promotion Agency will present a special Gangwon exhibition from the curated exhibition “Islands, Plains and Mountains Rise Up” on the first floor of Cheongwadae Sarangchae in Jongno District, Seoul, on the 11th. The exhibition is linked to the permanent exhibition “A Kaleidoscope of Colors: Regions Full of K,” which opened on June 4, and is the third in the series, following the Jeju edition on September 16 and the Jeonbuk edition on October 14.
The theme of the Gangwon special exhibition is “Gangwon, a Place of Healing.” Creators and curators active in the region interpret residents’ daily lives from their own perspectives. Through photographs, videos and objects, the exhibition presents the everyday cultures that have taken shape in each region across the distinct landscapes of islands, plains and mountains.
Sarangchae has newly converted the area beside the first-floor gift shop into exhibition space for the curated exhibition. From December 2 to 31, it will host a comprehensive special exhibition bringing together the cultural resources of Jeju, Jeonbuk and Gangwon.
The Gyechon Starlight Orchestra’s special performance will take place on the second floor of Sarangchae at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday the 14th. In 2009, when the school was at risk of closure, Gyechon Elementary formed an orchestra involving all its students. The students’ ensemble has become a signature performance at the Gyechon Classic Festival. At the festival’s 12th edition, held last June in Pyeongchang’s Gyechon Classic Village, the orchestra also opened the “Starlight Concert.”
Every Wednesday during the exhibition, at 12:10 p.m., artists recommended by regional cultural foundations and cultural cities will perform in the regular series “Culture Wednesday.” The lineup is Fanollindi from Ulsan on the 11th, Music Factory from Gangwon on the 18th, and BWC Dance Company from Busan on the 25th. The Busan performance will bring Dongnae Hakchum and breakdancing together on one stage.
Starting on the 18th, “Project K,” which has actors serve as exhibition guides, will also be offered. Jeju-born theater actors Han Song-hui and Bu Sae-yeon, along with children’s theater specialists An Se-hui and Lee Ye-seul, will lead the tours. The program is designed to let visitors, including children, families and international visitors, explore the exhibition while solving challenges in a story.
The exhibition at Sarangchae, outside the Cheongwadae grounds, is free to visit and requires no advance reservation. It is open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., with last admission at 5:30 p.m. It is closed every Tuesday. Details on performance and exhibition-guide schedules, as well as how to participate, are available on the Cheongwadae Sarangchae website.
An MCST official said the exhibition “will provide an opportunity to experience firsthand how the region’s unique cultural resources form the foundation of ‘K-culture.’”

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