Osan City Launches Construction of Cultural Gallery

A cultural gallery, a long-cherished project of cultural and artistic figures in the Osan region, will be constructed.

The newly built Osan Cultural Gallery will be constructed on a 4,618㎡ site with a total building area of 3,041㎡ in a basement-1 and 4-story structure, requiring 7.5 billion won in project funds, and is scheduled to open in May next year.

The main facilities of the cultural gallery include exhibition halls with permanent and planned exhibition spaces, storage facilities for managing artifacts and collections excavated from the Segyo District, and cultural creative spaces where cultural and artistic figures can create cultural added value.

Meanwhile, Osan City held a groundbreaking ceremony for the Osan Cultural Gallery on the 28th.

The event was attended by approximately 200 officials and dignitaries, including Osan City Mayor Gwak Sang-wook, Osan City Council Chairman Kim Jin-won, Provincial Councilor Song Young-man, Senior Citizens Association President Park Shin-young, Cultural Center Director Lim Myung-jae, and Korean Cultural Association President Kang Han-seok.

In his remarks, Osan City Mayor Gwak Sang-wook expressed, “I am very pleased to construct this cultural gallery, which has been a long-cherished project of cultural and artistic figures,” and urged, “We ask that you continue to show great interest so that citizens can broaden their opportunities to view exhibitions and participate in cultural and artistic activities, and so that this facility becomes established as the finest of its kind nationwide.”