Hwaseong Independence Movement Memorial Hall to Open in April 2024 at 45% Construction Progress

[Suwon Ilbo = Reporter Choi Ki-ho] Hwaseong City announced on the 27th that the 'Hwaseong Independence Movement Memorial Hall' being constructed near the Jaeam-ri March 1 Independence Movement Historic Site is progressing smoothly at 45% completion with a target opening in April next year.

The Hwaseong Independence Movement Memorial Hall was launched in November 2021 with a total investment of 42.4 billion won and will be built with a total floor area of 5,310.48㎡ featuring a basement level and one above-ground floor, equipped with a storage facility, permanent and special exhibition halls, children's exhibition hall, and educational facilities.

A 37,744㎡ historic cultural park will be located alongside it to be developed as a complex cultural space, with an official opening scheduled for April 15 next year to coincide with the memorial service for victims of the Jaeam and Goju-ri massacres.

Upon completion of the memorial hall, the city plans to expand current content from the Martyrdom Memorial Hall to organize themed exhibitions including △Independence movements by Hwaseong residents during the Japanese colonial period △Life and independence movements in modern-day Hwaseong through donated artifacts △Time travel through the March 1 Movement.

Meanwhile, the city has closed the March 1 Independence Movement Martyrdom Memorial Hall since the 17th and is in the process of relocating the exhibition artifacts.

Hwaseong Mayor Jung Myeong-geun stated, "In addition to this independence movement memorial hall, we are also developing Balan Mansei Street in the areas from Jaeam-ri to Balan-ri in Hyangnam-eup," and added, "We will make our best efforts to inherit the historical value and significance of the region's independence movements."