Suwon's Hae-U-Jae Surpasses 2 Million Cumulative Visitors...Establishing Its Position as Representative Complex Cultural Space

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jung Jun-seong] Hae-U-Jae (Toilet Culture Exhibition Hall), a representative tourist attraction in Suwon Special City, held a commemorative event on the 10th at the lawn plaza in front of the exhibition hall to celebrate surpassing 2 million cumulative visitors.

At the event, gifts were presented to daycare center visitors who entered as the 2 millionth guest on that day. This marks surpassing 2 million visitors eight years after achieving 1 million cumulative visitors in 2018.

Hae-U-Jae (Imok-dong, Jangan-gu) is the world's only specialized toilet culture exhibition hall where visitors can experience the history and culture of toilets in an easy and entertaining way. In particular, its distinctive toilet-shaped architecture and diverse experiential and exhibition content have consistently attracted visitors including families with children as well as domestic and international tourists.

Hae-U-Jae was built by the late former Suwon Mayor Shim Jae-deok in 2007 to promote beautiful toilet culture. It was donated to Suwon City in 2009 and, following remodeling, officially opened as the Toilet Culture Exhibition Hall in October 2010.

It operates outdoor installations and experiential exhibition spaces, as well as various cultural events, providing a new perspective on toilets from the viewpoints of culture, environment, and public sanitation. Recently, it has been expanding children's educational programs and citizen-participatory cultural events, strengthening its role as a complex cultural space.